Over 39 families rendered homeless as fire destroy buildings in lagos

Over 39 families have been rendered homeless and property worth several millions of naira destroyed in four fire that occurred weekend in different parts of Lagos.

It was learned that the inferno razed several makeshift buildings in three densely populated areas of Lagos.

One of the incidents was an overnight fire that destroyed about 20 makeshift houses at Ikota second gate area of Lekki, while the second razed six rooms at Raliatu Close, Sango Tedo, also at Lekki.

The third fire which occured at No.11 Otunba Gani Adams Road, Abule Ado area of Ojo claimed about 12 rooms in a bungalow.

Though, no life was lost in all the incidents, rescuers said property worth millions were destroyed, while over 39 families had been rendered homeless.

One of the occupants in the makeshift buildings at Ikota, said he was jolted from sleep at about 1 am, following an alarm raised by one of them.

But initial effort to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings proved abortive, because of the absence of water in the community.

Some of the desperate youths were said to have rushed to a canal close to the community, while others struggled to get water from two wells to douse the fire.

But before they could do anything meaningful, the fire had spread to other buildings, making their mission impossible.

Occupants of the affected building lamented that they had been abandoned by successive government whose only interest is the collection of multiple revenues from them.

One of the community leaders simply identified as Alhaji, to calm the frail nerves of the agitated occupants.

It was gathered that men of the Lagos State Fire Service, arrived the community when they received the distress call, but could not salvage the situation as they battled to put out the fire.

The community leader said: “The canal from which we got water was supposed to be drainage. We are using this opportunity to call on government to pay attention to this community”

Confirming all incidences, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in the South-West Region, said another fire outbreak was also recorded at No. 5 Bouillon Road, Ikoyi.

He said the fire affected a flat at B6 of a three storey building.