A hearth has gutted a mechanic workshop within the Isheri-Idimu space of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, damaging 21 automobiles and a piece of a close-by constructing.
The fireplace broke out at about 3:05am on Thursday alongside Oladunni Street, beside Eternal Filling Station, elevating fears that the inferno might unfold to the adjoining petrol station and set off a serious catastrophe.
However, the swift intervention of emergency responders prevented the hearth from spreading to the filling station and surrounding buildings.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) disclosed this in a press release by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.
Oke-Osanyintolu stated the company’s Dolphin Response Team, stationed at Igando, was instantly activated following a misery name.
He stated responders found on arrival that the hearth had engulfed a mechanical workshop the place a number of unique automobiles have been parked near a petroleum filling station.
According to him, the coordinated intervention of LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps and the Nigeria Police Force prevented the hearth from spreading to the filling station and close by buildings.
“The fire has been completely extinguished, and damping-down operations concluded. Preliminary assessment indicates that about twenty-one (21) exotic vehicles were affected, with a section of a nearby building sustaining minor damage,” he stated.
The everlasting secretary added that no lives have been misplaced and no accidents have been recorded within the incident.
He recommended the emergency responders for his or her swift motion, which he stated helped convey the state of affairs beneath management and avert a attainable catastrophe.
Oke-Osanyintolu urged residents to prioritise security measures, notably in workshops and different environments the place inflammable supplies are dealt with.
He additionally suggested members of the general public to promptly alert emergency companies by calling the toll-free numbers 767 and 112 within the occasion of an emergency.
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