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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Operatives of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have responded to a fire outbreak at a petrochemical plant in Lagos.
The fire incident occurred at Mega Plastic, in Ilupeju area of the state.
Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said an emergency alert was received at 07:26 am, on Saturday.
She said operatives of the service from Bolade and Alausa fire stations swiftly took control of the situation.
Adeseye added that no lives were lost and no one sustained injuryfrom the fire outbreak, adding that the storage and factory sections of the petrochemical company were badly affected.
On September 21, five shops and the Hotel Ibis Royale along airport road, Ajao Estate, in Isolo, were razed by fire.
Four days ago, the service also rescued two people from another fire incident that occurred at Victory Bay, Ikota Housing Estate, in Ajah area of the state.
The service had reported that the two male adults rescued sustained varying degrees of burns.
