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Photo of fire at Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Lagos, courtesy of The Nation
A fire outbreak has occurred at the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Mile 2 area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently battling to put out the raging fire which started at about 6.pm.
The cause of the fire and the extent of damage had yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
Confirming the incident in a short statement on Saturday, the Controller General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters were already on the ground battling the blaze and working to bring the situation under control.
The statement read, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently attending to a Fire outbreak at Amuwo Odofin Industrial Estate, Mile 2, Lagos.
“We’re assuring the public that we’re currently on top of the situation as the public need not to exercise fear.” (The Nation, but headline reworked)
