The Samsung store on the Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos state, was on Thursday razed by fire, destroying electronic gadgets.
The inferno which started at about 1pm, was said to have emanated from the company’s storeroom.
According to reports, the fire destroyed properties but the company was able to pack some of the electronic gadgets to safety.
A government worker, who identified himself as Opayemi, said he mobilised some residents to the scene when he observed an unusual smoke oozing out from the direction of the store.
He said, “I was in my office at the Onigbogbo Local Council Development Area when I sighted smoke billowing from Samsung’s storeroom. I quickly alerted the fire service.
“I also mobilised some residents to the scene and with the company’s two fire extinguishers, we started fighting the fire from the storeroom.
“But the burglary proof was too strong and it was difficult for us to put out the flame because there were a lot of flammable materials. It later spread to the offices,” Kayode told The Punch.
It was learnt that five water trucks of the Lagos State Fire Service was combating the inferno, as officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency supported them.
The Deputy Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Musibau Rasaki, faulted the company for not having a safety officer.
He said the agency had been combating the fire for over three hours without success because the company was sealed up. “We could not break through to put out the flames because the place was sealed up. They also do not have a safety officer and that made our job very difficult,” Rasaki stated.
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