79 died in Lagos fire outbreaks within 11 months – Fire service

The Lagos state Fire Service has said that no fewer than 79 people died in different fire disasters in the state between January and November. In a statement by the spokesman of the service, Mr Amodu Shakiru on Friday in Lagos, properties estimated at N98.28 billion were saved during the fire operations in the period under review.

“Out of the 1,638 fire operations recorded, there were 1,356 fire calls, 113 rescue calls, 11 building collapse cases and 158 false calls.

“The victims rescued alive were 99 and victims recovered suspected dead were 79,” Shakiru said, adding that the service also rescued 99 victims from 1,638 fire operations recorded by the service within the period and property estimated at N16.38 billion were lost in the incidents.

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