The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said three cars were burnt during the fire incident at the car park of Lagos Airport Hotel.
LASEMA Director-General, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday.
Oke-Osanyintolu said: “We received multiple reports of a fire outbreak at Ikeja Airport Hotel along Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja at 9:59 p.m. on Thursday.
“On arrival at the above scene, it was determined that three vehicles had caught fire, one Toyota coaster bus (LND133XW), a Honda civic saloon car (AKR234LZ) and a Cadillac Escalade car with unknown registration number.
“The resultant fire affected the Tour Africa Transport Company within the airport hotel premises and not the hotel building itself.
“The flames have since been extinguished by our responders together with the Lagos State Fire Service.
“Presently investigation is being carried out to ascertain the cause of the fire,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
He pleaded with the people in the area to be calm for further updates on the incident.
Oke-Osanyintolu, however, said LASEMA Response Team from the Command and Control Centre were going to another fire outbreak at 2, Ikare, Close, Orimolade Crescent, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, by 11:40 p.m. on Thursday.
He explained that when the Tiger Team arrived at the incident scene, it was discovered that the segment of the building was engulfed by fire.
The LASEMA boss added that it was quickly put out by neighbours before the arrival of the LASEMA Response Team, adding that no casualty was recorded.
