Property, goods said to worth millions of naira were on Thursday destroyed in an inferno that gutted a mechanic village, a mosque and a bungalow in Surulere, Lagos.
The fire was said to have started around 12pm, Thursday at Babs Animashaun Street, near Censors Market, Surulere during gas explosion.
Infonet9ja.com gathered that the incident which took residents and other road users by surprise caused pandemonium as people scampered in different directions for safety.
It was learnt that efforts by some of the residents and early callers to the scene to put out the fire were unsuccessful as they were overpowered by the rage of the fire.
They were however said to have been relieved by the arrival of the officials of the Federal Fire Service from Sari-Iganmu and Ilupeju fire stations who reportedly arrived the scene at about 1pm, deployed every professional tactics to attack and stop the fire from escalating.
Sources at the area said that at the last count, no fewer than four vehicles and three motorcycles were among the burnt items by the time the fire was put out.
An eyewitness account has it that the fire started from a local gas refueling shop near a Mechanic Village in the area.
Another eyewitness account one Ohis, wrote on his twitter handle: @Ogwogho_Ohis: “This is at Surulere around Babs Animashaun area. It was a gas explosion which started right inside a house. Cars have been burnt because there is a mechanic shop very close to building. Calls has been made to the fire service 112, this is an emergency situation.”
Lagos State Fire Service Acting Director Rasaki Musibau advised the residents to be safety conscious and empowered themselves with basic firefighting devices.
This, Musibau said, is to prevent loss of lives and property
It was learnt that a two-storey building at 15, Adebiyi Street, Magodo Phase I was razed.
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Fire fighters from Alausa station responded around 12:29pm and were later supported by their colleagues from Ikeja fire station.
