{"id":166539,"date":"2025-06-11T22:42:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fire-guts-fuel-station-in-lagos"},"modified":"2025-06-11T23:49:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T22:49:24","slug":"fire-guts-fuel-station-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fire-guts-fuel-station-in-lagos","title":{"rendered":"Fire guts fuel station in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A fuel station located along Old Akute Road in Obawole, Iju Ishaga, within the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, was engulfed by fire on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has confirmed the incident, which occurred at around 4 pm.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses reported a loud explosion that drew the attention of passers-by and residents in the K Farms Estate axis.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Jubril Gawat, also confirmed the development.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that officials from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were promptly deployed to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur people are on ground, seems the fire started from a building behind the filling station,\u201d Gawat stated.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports suggest that the fire may have originated from the underground fuel tanks, rapidly spreading across the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service cordoned off the station to prevent public interference and to ensure a safe containment effort.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Service, Shakiru Amodu, confirmed that the inferno was successfully contained before it could spread to adjacent properties.<\/p>\n<p>By 6 pm emergency responders had brought the situation under control, with the affected area secured to prevent further risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A fuel station located along Old Akute Road in Obawole, Iju Ishaga, within the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, was engulfed by fire on Wednesday. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has confirmed the incident, which occurred at around 4 pm. 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