The Digest:
A major fire engulfed the 22-storey Great Nigeria Insurance House on Martins Street, Lagos Island, injuring 12 people before being contained by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
Key Points:
- The fire began on December 24 and spread to a nearby mosque and Oluwole Plaza.
- LASEMA confirmed the blaze originated in an apartment on the fourth floor.
- It quickly escalated upward, reaching at least the sixth floor of the high-rise.
- Seven adult males sustained burn injuries and were hospitalized.
- Three men and two women were treated on-site for smoke inhalation and released.
- The fire was contained by the combined efforts of emergency responders.
- The adjacent Radio Nigeria building was safely extinguished, with dampening operations ongoing.
Sources: PM News, The Nation
