SEVEN BOYS RESCUED,AS FIRE GUTS ORPHANAGE BABIES HOME IN LAGOS

 



The fire broke out at the Tower of refuge motherless/Orphanage babies home, burning down the orphan homes and everything was destroyed  including there clothsfirom pots and pans to food and clothes, and many others valueable things,Fortunately all of the children escaped and no one was hurt.


The fire incident which occurred at about 2:43pm on sunday, afternoon 16th,2023, the fire was quenched after four hours  by first Responders that includes; LASEMA Response Team, LRU FIRE, LASG FIRE, and many children were rescued.

The Tower of refuge motherless/Orphanage babies home is located at  No 7, Wole Madariola Street off Enitan Kusimo Street Aguda, Surulere,in Lagos State.

The Parmanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu in his statement said investigation revealed that the fire started from an air conditioning unit in the house as a result of power surge and later quickly spread out and no life was lost and no injuries sustained to anyone.


 Seven 7 boys with and one year old child were quickly Evacuated from the home and they were kept in the next compound

 In there own part the management of the home plans to move the children to the house of the owner of the house to  ensuret there welfare is sustained.

Efforts are currently ongoing to bring the fire under control.

Responders include LASEMA Response Team, LRU FIRE, LASG FIRE and Nigeria Police

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