There was a palpable tension as fire gutted the Household of David church located in the Ikeja local government area of Lagos state.
A viral video clip online shows people moving around the scene as the raging inferno helplessly continues in broad daylight.
Amodu Shakiri, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Fire Service, verified the incident,
attributing it to the overheating of the church’s auditorium roof, leading to its collapse and subsequent fire.
Happening Now: House of David Church In Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja Is On Fire pic.twitter.com/eaKEmjmKF9
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Shakiri assured that fire service personnel, along with other relevant authorities, are actively managing the situation.
In a related development, a fire has destroyed several shops at Gusau Central Market, killing one person.
The fire reportedly broke out at around 9 p.m. last night in the furniture section of the state capital’s largest market.
The Commander of the Nigerian Fire Service, New Market office, Hamza Mohammed, informed Channels Television that a shop owner whose name is yet to be identified died while attempting to enter his shop to extinguish a fire forcefully.
Firefighters from the state command have been battling the inferno since 9 p.m. yesterday, preventing it from spreading to other shops.
Mohammed reported that several shops were affected by a fire, but the cause is still unknown.