4-year-old Girl Lands In Lagos Hospital As Fire Destroys 14-room Building, Renders 11 Families Homeless
According to the agency, the event which occurred on Sunday afternoon was caused by a gas explosion.
The National Emergency Management Agency has disclosed that a fire outbreak destroyed a 14-room building and rendered 11 families homeless in Lagos.
The incident occurred at 1, Odubanwo Street, off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in the Ojokoro Local Council Development Area.
According to the agency, the event which occurred on Sunday afternoon was caused by a gas explosion.
NEMA said it left a four-year-old named Faridat Shittu in serious condition at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
Three relations of Faridat are also presently receiving treatment at the hospital.
The statement reads: A 4-year-old girl is in critical condition at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) after a cooking gas explosion ravaged the residence of her parents located at 1, Odubanwo Street, off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos.
“3 other adults, the grandfather, grand mother along with her uncle are also undergoing burn care with various degrees of burns in the incident that occurred yesterday.
“The grandmother who is under severe pain spoke to NEMA team in the hospital that she was frying meat and suddenly the oil caught flame and efforts to control it hot beyond their capacity which led to the explosion of the cooking gas.
“The little girl of 4 years, Faridat Shittu was sleeping in the room when the incident happened yesterday at about 1400 hours but was rescued successfully by community members and other injured victims.
“The whole building of 14 rooms including shops completely went down in rubble due to the intensity of the explosion thereby rendering 11 families homeless.”
“The landlord of the victims, Pa Femi Odubanwo Solomon, disclosed that neighbours saved him from dying in the incident as he was initially trapped and in presently squatting in a church opposite his destroyed house,” the statement added.
The statement also commented on the fire incident that happened at the Sawmill area of the state on Sunday, revealing that a lot of shops and automobiles were destroyed by the fire.
It continued: “In another incident yesterday also, about 100 plank & building materials shops,18 recycling of iron/steel shops,19 diesel lister generators, 34 Different types of motorcycle machines.
“Five- 14 seaters buses, 3 cars and 2 trucks were affected in a massive market fire at a multiple purpose sawmill market located at Awori busstop behind GTB Bank, Abule Egba, Lagos.
“The market fire which started at about 1525 lasted till about 1720 before it was put out completely.
“No one sustained any injury or casualty recorded.
“The Chairman of Ojokoro LCDA and his medical team were at handling rendering various assistance to the victims of the 2 incidence that happened in his area.”
credit: Sahara reporters
