Fire Guts Private Radio Station In Anambra
The incident resulted in significant damage to the station’s office building and partially destroyed studio equipment.
The incident resulted in significant damage to the station’s office building and partially destroyed studio equipment.
Survivors recount horrifying tales of escape, like Mohammad Altaf, who managed to survive by breaking a window and leaping to safety, while lamenting the loss of two colleagues who initially helped others to evacuate.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, has raised questions about the safety of law enforcement facilities in the region.
A health alert has been issued in the affected region, with the health ministry initiating measures such as the suspension of non-urgent medical procedures and the establishment of temporary medical facilities.
“The Federal Fire Service and officers from the Department of Disaster Management of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence and State Emergency Management Agency were present at the scene. NSCDC officers ensured crowd control to prevent potential looting, safeguarding both market goods and the firefighters.”
Following the incident, several ambulances were seen arriving with sirens blaring and dozens of people gathering in the courtyard to donate blood.
It was reported earlier that a wing of the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja, was engulfed by fire on Monday morning.
LASTMA officials and other agencies that arrived at the scene of the fire incident are making deliberate efforts at the time of this report.
The State Fire Service confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday, describing the aftermath of outbreaks as monumental.
Consequently, the occupants of the hostels who were off to classes came wailing and looking helplessly, seeing their belongings razed down.
Also, the National Emergency Management Agency through its Lagos Territorial Office confirmed the fire.
Another shop owner and victim of the inferno said he and his neighbours only met their goods in ashes at the time they arrived at the market.
LAPO is known for lending money to traders and other small-scale business owners with specific instructions for repayment plans.
The protesters comprised mainly tricycle and motorcycle operators who were angered by the commercial banks’ refusal to accept the old 200, 500, and 1000 naira notes.
“The fire incident was caused by a fuel tanker that entered the station to offload fuel,” an eyewitness said.
When contacted, the Head of Operations of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed the incident.
The cause of the inferno could not be ascertained at the time of the press, it started spreading to other apartments.
We want to use this medium to thank the general public who assisted us during the operation and also those that put the call across to us”.
The fire started at about 2:00 am and the state fire service succeeded in quenching it around 5 a.m.
“It’s a day that will forever live in infamy. I’m very upset; my people are very upset.” He said.