A six-year-old boy identified as
Abiodun, lost his life after fire razed 11 rooms in a compound located
on Ogundele Street in the Ifako, Gbagada area of Lagos State.
The incident was said to have occurred around 9.30pm on Tuesday.
Although the actual cause of fire could
not be ascertained as of press time, residents told our correspondent
that they believed that the fire was caused by a lighted candle.
Burnt books, beds, doors, televisions and other items littered the area as residents toured the building.
A resident in the compound, whose room
was not affected because it was detached from the main building, said
the fire started during the premiership football match between Arsenal
and Chelsea.
The occupant, Michael Olujimi, said most of them were at a viewing centre when the fire started.
He said, “Most of us were at a viewing
centre in the next compound, watching the match when we saw smoke
billowing from our compound. We all rushed back but the fire was already
intense.
“The youths in the area got buckets of
water and tried to douse the flames but it continued to rage. At that
point, we did not know that Abiodun was inside one of the rooms because
most of us were outside.”
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