Panic as fire guts Lagos power station

There was panic on Tuesday after fire gutted a power sub-station at New Idumagbo, in the Adeniji Adele Phase 2 area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro gathered that the fire, which started around 2pm, was doused by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.

The Director of the agency, Adeseye Margaret, said nobody died.

She said, “The fire incident, which was reported at 2.42pm on Tuesday, was subdued by the firepower of the fire crews, which did not allow it to spread beyond the seat of fire.

“The firefighting operations were concluded at 4.15pm and were carried out with the support of the Federal Fire Service, while the Nigeria Police and Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency provided necessary coverage.

“Consequently, investigation is ongoing with the concerned Disco engineering team to unravel the cause and necessary updates will be made available as situation demands. There was no record of casualty.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that a mega volt transformer caught fire.

He said, “The incident happened at the Eko Electric Sub-Station Distribution Centre, New Idumagbo. It was a mega volt transformer that caught fire. The police got there immediately to prevent any breakdown of law and order; the state fire service was also there to put out the fire. There was no loss of life or injury.”

Source; Punch NG.