Great Nigeria Insurance House goes up in flame, 3 people injured.
Busolami Idowu
Great Nigeria House, a 15-storey building located along Martins Street, off Balogun, Marina Lagos Island was monday morning razed by fire.
Report and eyewitness account say no lives were lost. This according to source is because many offices inside the over 15 storey building had not opened for business at the time the fire started.
The Director in the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasaq Fadipe, said the fire started at about 6:30 am, immediate response was gotten from fire fighters of the Onikan Fire Station.
There was a stampede over fears the building might collapse at about 11am. Two people were injured during the incident. Another young man was rushed out from the building. He was said to be helping some traders to evacuate their goods.
As at the time of filling this report over 20 trucks of fire fighting truck loaded with water have been exhausted. Efforts are still ongoing to put out the flames.