Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it received a distress alert at about 3.10 am on Thursday for a fire incident that led to the death of a woman.
The incident occured at No. 7 Jemigbon Street, Apollo Estate, off Elebiju, Ketu, Lagos.
The agency said its Emergency Response Team including the LRU Fire Unit and the Lagos State Fire Service rushed to the scene, and prevented the spread of the inferno to other buildings in the estate.
LASEMA spokesman, Kehinde Adebayo, in a statement to DAILY POST said preliminary investigation conducted revealed that a duplex which was converted to flats (5 mini flat, a two bedroom flat, a four bedroom flat) was gutted by fire as a result of power surge.
He added: “Further investigation revealed that inferno which engulfed the entire building got an adult female entrapped and severely burnt.
“The body was recovered by ERT, handed over to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit and has since been deposited at the Lagos Mainland General Hospital Mortuary.
“The woman was identified as a staff of the National Open University of Nigeria”.
General Manager, LASEMA, has sympathized with the family.
He urged residents to ensure they put safety measures in place.
This he said include provision of more than one emergency exit route, installation of surge protectors and fire alarm systems to avoid loss of lives and properties.
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