It was a bleak Tuesday for the residents of Victory Bay, Ikota Housing Estate, Ajah, Lagos State as two male adults sustained high degrees of injuries in an early morning fire outbreak.
It was gathered that the fire outbreak involved a shanty-storey building consisting of four rooms on each floor within the precinct of the estate.
According to the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, the victims were rescued alive with varying degrees of burns with the support of communal sympathisers.
She added that the victims were attended to by the Lagos State Ambulance Service before being taken to the hospital for further treatment to bring firefighting operations to a conclusion.
“Emergency alert was received at 04:10 hours, Tuesday. The incident involved a shanty-storey building consisting of 4 rooms on each floor within the precinct of the estate.
“The crew of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service had rescued two male adults from a fire outbreak which happened at Victory Bay, Ikota Housing Estate, Ajah, Lagos,” she said.
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