Two firefighters are receiving medical treatment after collapsing while battling a fire that engulfed the top floor of a three-storey residential building in the Ketu-Ikosi area of Lagos State.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA) said emergency responders from LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service swiftly mobilised to the scene, successfully containing the blaze before it could spread to the adjacent building and other nearby properties.
Spokesperson of the agency Olawale Afolabi, noted that During the operation, two firefighters from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service collapsed while working to extinguish the flames and were immediately evacuated by LASEMA’s response team to the Trauma Centre for urgent medical attention.
He said preliminary investigations indicated that the fire originated from an electrical surge at a prepaid meter installed on the front section of the building’s balcony before spreading to the upper floor.
The agency also disclosed that dampening-down operations are ongoing to eliminate residual heat and reduce the risk of another fire outbreak, while recovery efforts continued to secure the affected structure and evaluate the extent of the damage.
