A two-storey building located at Number 70 Adetola Road in Aguda, Coker local council development area of Lagos State partially collapsed during the downpour earlier on Wednesday. It was learnt that the incident which occurred around 10 am caused panic…
Shops, goods destroyed in Lagos tanker explosion
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of shops with goods were destroyed in a Tuesday late-night fire that occurred when a gas tanker caught fire along the Agbado Road in the Toyin area of Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. The…
Gas explosion razes acres of makeshift structures in Lekki
Tragedy struck Sunday midnight into Monday morning as a gas explosion caused a fire outbreak in residential makeshift structures covering over two acres of land at Star Road, by Horizon Heights, Ikate-Elegushi, Lekki area of Lagos State. The incident, which…
Gas explosion destroys shops, goods in Lagos
Several shops and goods were destroyed following a gas explosion that occurred at a market at the Council bus stop, Ikotun area of Lagos State, on Saturday. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed…
Lagos confirms 2 dead in building collapse
Two persons have been confirmed dead when a building collapsed on them in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. PUNCH Online…
2 confirmed dead in Lagos building collapse, search continues for survivors
Tragedy struck Friday morning in Lagos as a building collapse at 122 Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, claimed the lives of two adults, one male and one female. Rescue efforts are currently underway, with hopes high for locating and saving…
Fire guts 3 buildings in Lagos market
Fire has gutted a trio of three-storey buildings and destroyed properties worth millions of naira in a market on Dosunmu Street, Lagos Island area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service reports that the fire has been…
3 escape death as container falls, crushes car in Lagos
Three people were rescued on Sunday night after a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident happened around 8 pm. It was gathered that the container-laden…
2 rescued as fire guts Lekki shanty
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service had rescued two male adults from a fire outbreak in the early hours on Tuesday, at Victory Bay, Ikota Housing Estate, Ajah, Lagos. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred at about 3.30…
Fire razes Alaba market, traders turn back firemen
Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed after fire gutted the popular Alaba International market in the Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the fire started on Friday morning from a shop where gas…