A six-year-old girl was burnt to death in the early hours of Saturday in Egbeda area of the state, Lagos State Fire Service confirms.
The girl died in a church.
The Director of the service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, said that the incident occurred at about 2 a.m. at Faith Revival Church.
Fadipe said that the inferno affected the boys’ quarters of the church while a vigil was going on at the main auditorium.
“We met the fire raging when we arrived. It was after the fire was put out that we discovered the little girl’s burnt body in one of the rooms.
“The church authority was yet to ascertain the cause of the fire. We finally put out the fire at about 5 a. m,” he said.
The girl died in a church.
The Director of the service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, said that the incident occurred at about 2 a.m. at Faith Revival Church.
Fadipe said that the inferno affected the boys’ quarters of the church while a vigil was going on at the main auditorium.
“We met the fire raging when we arrived. It was after the fire was put out that we discovered the little girl’s burnt body in one of the rooms.
“The church authority was yet to ascertain the cause of the fire. We finally put out the fire at about 5 a. m,” he said.