Fire guts houses on Dosumu Street, Lagos Island

Etim Ekpimah

Many houses have been engulfed in fire at Dosumu Street in Lagos Island.

Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), said a two-storey building, the structure beside it, and two other three-storey buildings behind it, were engulfed by fire at Dosumu.

He said that at 1102hrs, the Agency received distress calls via its Toll-Free Emergency numbers 767/112 prompting activation of the Lagos State Emergency Response Plan.

“On arrival of the Lekki Response Team at the incident scene, it was discovered that a two-storey building, the structure beside it, and two other three-storey buildings behind it, were engulfed by fire at the aforementioned address.

“Immediate cause of the inferno could not be ascertained as of when writing this report, as the fire had swiftly escalated to adjoining buildings within the premises.

“In the cause of the Search, Rescue and Recovery Operation, after due Situation Assessment, LASEMA expanded Response Capacity with additional Teams, manpower and equipment from Onipanu, Cappa Base and the LRU Fire Unit.

“No casualties, nor injuries were recorded at the incident scene, however, while putting out the fire, an adult female collapsed and was promptly attended by Paramedics from the LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit at the incident scene, before being moved swiftly to Marina General Hospital for continued medical care,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

He added that all emergency responders present at the scene are working together and aggressively combating the fire to mitigate the inferno from further spreading to adjourning buildings.

The Permanent Secretary, however, listed those in attendance to include the LASEMA Response Team, LRU Fire Unit, LRU Pre-Hospital Care Unit, LASAMBUS, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LNSC Officials, CBD Crew and Officers of Nigeria Police Force.

More updates to follow.