Margaret Adeseye
1 Feb
Lagos State government has revealed that property worth N19.52 billion were lost to fire incidents, while N117.12 billion worth of property were saved from being destroyed by fire in 2024.
20 Dec
The Lagos State Environmental Task force has arrested 27 persons, including 15 minors involved in the unlawful act of street begging in the middle of vehicular traffic/hold-ups.
15 Nov
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) has successfully extinguished a factory fire that broke out on Tuesday night at Imperio International, located at 6 Ayodele Diyan Street, off Ladipo Oluwole Street, Ikeja, Lagos.
14 Jun 2024
To enhance fire safety awareness and preparedness in Lagos State, KUO Fire Safety Limited and Prime Atlantic Safety Services have announced their sponsorship of the inaugural Lagos International Fire Safety Conference. The organisations announced the development in a joint statement with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Thursday in Ikeja. The event, organised…
10 Apr 2024
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said one life was lost in the inferno that occurred at the Dosunmu Market on the Island on Tuesday. LSFRS Director, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this on Wednesday in a statement while giving an update on the fire incident which affected a total of 14 buildings. READ ALSO: Dosunmu…
9 Apr 2024
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said a total of 14 buildings were affected in the inferno that occurred at the Dosunmu Market on Tuesday. LSFRS Director, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this in a statement after firefighters successfully contained the major fire incident which saw two structures fully collapse and two partially collapse. "The cause…
9 Apr 2024
A fire incident occurred at the popular Dosunmu Market in Lagos State on Tuesday. An X user Adunni, who who posted the video, said the fire was caused by an explosion from a generator. The social media user disclosed that firefighters arrived at the scene to put the fire out. In a related development, the…
5 Apr 2024
There was pandemonium yesterday at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, Lagos, following a fire outbreak at the Information and communication technologies (ICT) unit of the hospital.
4 Apr 2024
There was a fire outbreak in a section of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on Thursday. LASUTH disclosed on its X handle that the fire started at the Information and Communications Technology Unit at about 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024. It was eventually put out by personnel of the Lagos State Fire…
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