Properties worth millions of naira were lost as fire destroyed a plastic crates warehouse at Ogba area of Lagos State.
The warehouse reportedly belonging to Guinness Nigeria located at Wempco Road, Ogba was razed by fire at about 2:30a.m on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu in a statement made available to the press stated that
“On arrival at the scene of the incident at 0430hrs, it was observed that a warehouse storing plastic crates which appeared to belong to Guinness Nigeria Ltd used to store plastic crates had been burnt.
“The immediate cause of the fire could not be determined.
“However, agency responders and LASG Fire Service officials are on ground to carry out a dampening exercise to forestall any spread or secondary incident,” he said.
Oreoluwa Jonathan
