Teenager dies in Lagos shanties fir

Teenager dies in Lagos shanties fire
on january 12, 2014 at 5:31 pm in news
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Lagos – A teenager was on Sunday confirmed dead
in an early morning fire, which razed some shanties
in the Oworonshoki neighbourhood of Lagos State.
Mr Rasaq Fadipe, the Director of Lagos State Fire
and Safety Service, confirmed the incident in an
interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Lagos.
He said that his men were mobilised to No. 35 Oke-
Orin St, Oworonshoki, the scene of the incident,
adding that when the firefighters arrived there, the
teenager had already been burnt to death.
“It was so unfortunate that that we got a late call
and by the time we got to the scene, the buildings in
the compound, mainly wooden shanties, had been
razed.
“A teenager was burnt to death in one of the razed
buildings. We gathered that he was the only one at
home as at the time of the incident, as his parents
were away.
“We are yet to know why he was trapped and killed
in the fire, while the occupants of other shanties
within the same compound escaped unhurt,’’ he
said.
Fadipe, who said the cause of the fire had yet to be
ascertained, said that the victim’s corpse had been
deposited at a hospital’s morgue.
He, nonetheless, advised residents to immediately
notify emergency agencies as soon as fire broke
out.
He warned the people against self-help efforts in
such emergencies; saying that they should rather
notify appropriate authorities so as to avoid
preventable losses.
Besides, Fadipe warned the residents that fire
spread faster during the Harmattan season, urging
them to take precautions against fire outbreaks,
particularly during the dry season.
He said that his men had responded to five different
fire outbreaks within the last 24 hours, which
included the one at a male hostel at Oriwu College,
Ikorodu, on Saturday. (NAN)
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