An early morning fire has razed a section of the
Christ Embassy Church, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos
State, destroying property said to be worth
millions of naira.
The fire, which reportedly lasted for about two
hours on Wednesday, was said to have affected
four 40-feet containers, reportedly being used as
storage facilities by the church.
The fire, which was said to have started at about
4am, was caused by a burning heap of refuse,
which later engulfed the containers near an
uncompleted building on the church premises.
It will be recalled that another fire incident
occurred in the church in March 2014, which
razed generator houses, damaging about 10
generators.
According to a resident, who claimed to be an
eyewitness, the Wednesday fire, which created
panic and later caused gridlock in the area, was
put out by firefighters from the Alausa Fire
Station, who were joined by some church
workers.
He said, “The fire started from some refuse being
burnt near the containers. It soon engulfed the
containers and lasted for about two hours. It
attracted sympathisers and passersby to the area.
The thick smoke also caused some traffic snarl
along Billings Way, Oregun, where the church is
located.”
The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasaq
Fadipe, confirmed the incident, adding that the
service deployed two fire trucks from the Alausa
station in the area. The director noted that no life
was lost in the inferno.
He said, “We got the distress call at about 5am.
We immediately deployed two fire trucks from
the Alausa Station to attend to it. Four containers
caught up in the fire contained electrical
appliances, pumping machines and pieces of
furniture.
“We were able to put the situation under control.
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