Two people were killed while four others were said
to have suffered burns of various degrees during a fire outbreak which occurred
in Lekki Phase 1. The victims were the owner of the apartment and three others
while the casualties were a boy and a girl of four and one years said to be
guests in the apartment .
Eye witnesses’
account said the victims came for refuge in Lekki as a result of the elections
unknown to them that they have embarked on a journey of no return as the
inferno started around 5am due to an explosion from the kitchen.
One of the victims
who noticed the fire was said to have raised the alarm which attracted
sympathisers to the scene and the victims were evacuated before the arrival of
fire fighters but the bodies of kids were later found hiding under the bed as
their hosts did not remember to rescue them.
Both the Director
Lagos State Fire Services Razaq Fadipe and. NEMA South-west information officer
Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the development to Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
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