An early morning fire which occurred on Tuesday killed two adults and injured four others in the Ikotun area of Lagos. The fire incident occurred at 57, Authority Avenue, off Ilewe bus stop, at about 2am.
The victims of the fire were said to be one Mr.Oseghale and his sister in law, Ngozi, who were burnt to death.
The body of Mr Oseghale was recovered in the living room, while Ngozi’s body was said to have been found in one of the rooms.
Fortunately, the wife and three children survived because, the wife destroyed one of the window nets fixed in her room, from where she stationed the children so as to avoid their being suffocated.
All four survivors were in that position when firemen arrived and rescued them. The fire service director, Rasaq Fadipe who confirmed the incident said the fire service has launched an investigation into the cause of the fire outbreak.
Rasaq who described the incident as sad, said: “It was a tragic situation.
The fire started around midnight and involved a storey building. A young man and a lady were burnt to death while we recovered four others alive.
“We found the man lying on the floor while another lady, said to have only arrived from the village on a visit, was found burnt in one of the rooms.
“We were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other flats in the building. We released the bodies to policemen attached to Ikotun division.”
