Fire Outbreak Kills 4 In Lagos Lounge, Police React
- Tragedy struck in Baale Road, Olodi Apapa area of Lagos after a fire outbreak destroyed a popular lounge and bar
- No fewer than four staff of the lounge and bar were burnt beyond recognition in the fire incident on Sunday morning, October 13
- The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the corpse had been evacuated to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Morgue, Yaba for autopsy
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Olodi-Apapa, Lagos state - At least four persons were burnt beyond recognition at a lounge and bar in Baale Road, Olodi Apapa area of Lagos.
The tragic fire accident occurred at about 07:45am on Sunday, October 13.
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The state police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said a distress call was received at Tolu Division that a fire gutted a lounge and bars.
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Hundeyin said that the cause of the fire and the value of the property destroyed were yet to be ascertained, Leadership reports.
He confirmed the tragic incident to newsmen in Lagos on Monday, October 14.
“Based on the report, teams of policemen and firefighters were swiftly mobilised to the scene, and the fire was successfully put out as a result of the efforts of all the teams.
“Four of the company’s staff, who are yet to be identified, got burnt beyond recognition in the fire.”
The police PRO said the corpses had been evacuated to the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) Morgue, Yaba for autopsy.
He disclosed that an investigation into the tragic incident was in progress.
Fire kills Kano commissioner’s daughter, 2 others.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Dr. Yusuf Kofar-Mata was thrown into deep sorrow following the death of some of his family members.
The Kano state commissioner for Higher Education narrowly escaped death on Wednesday but lost his daughter and two other family members to a fire outbreak. The fire outbreak gutted his residence at Kofar-Mata quarters in the ancient city while family members were sleeping.
Kano governor, AbbaYusuf, expressed deep sadness over the demise of his commissioner's daughter, sister, and a relative.
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