Scores escape death as fire guts building, church, furniture market, zoo | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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''We are yet to determine the cause of the inferno but furniture worth over N21 million naira have been burnt by the fire.'' Harmattan FireIncident Oshodi Lagos Nigeria

A fire broke out at No. 56, Oshodi Road in Oshodi-Isolo local government area of Lagos State on Sunday night displacing the occupants of a single storey building.

In Delta State, the building housing a new generation church in Asaba, Charismatic Renewal Ministries Inc. , aka Transformation Faith Centre, on Sunday went up in flames during church service, destroying a section of the church complex, located at No. 35, Biosa Amantu Street, off Jesus Saves road, Oshimili South local government area of the state.

Chairman of the furniture market, Austin Onuh, who is also a victim, said the incident occurred on Saturday night when all the shop owners had closed for the day. He regretted that most of the furniture burnt were given to them on contract by their customers.“We are yet to determine the cause of the inferno but furniture worth over N21 million naira have been burnt by the fire.

The General Manager of the zoo, Francis Abioye, who confirmed the incident, told newsmen that he was yet to ascertain if endangered species in the zoo were affected. He disclosed, unfortunately, that plant species, which provided food and shelter to some of the animals were destroyed in the inferno.

 

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