A section of the Christ Embassy Church, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State, was on Wednesday gutted by fire.
The fire affected four 40-feet containers, reportedly being used as storage facilities by the church.
According to The Punch, the inferno was caused by a burning heap of refuse, which later engulfed the containers near an uncompleted building on the church premises.
A similar incident occurred in the church in March 2014, which razed generator houses, damaging about 10 generators.
An eyewitness said fire created panic and later caused gridlock in the area but was put out by fire-fighters from the Alausa Fire Station, assisted by some church workers.
He said, “The fire started from some refuse being burnt near the containers. It soon engulfed the containers and lasted for about two hours. It attracted sympathisers and passersby to the area. The thick smoke also caused some traffic snarl along Billings Way, Oregun, where the church is located.”
The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasaq Fadipe, said the service deployed two fire trucks from the Alausa station in the area. The director noted that no life was lost in the inferno.
“We got the distress call at about 5am. We immediately deployed two fire trucks from the Alausa Station to attend to it. Four containers caught up in the fire contained electrical appliances, pumping machines and pieces of furniture.
“We were able to put the situation under control”.
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