The real cause of the fire outbreak at a section of the
palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has been revealed. It was gathered
that the fire emanated from
an air conditioner in the palace around 1.30pm,
with smoke covering to the sky. The incident attracted a mammoth crowd to the
royal abode.
Sources say that Oba Akiolu was around when the incident
happened and that palace authorities are not ready to speak to people on the
fire.
The source said, “The fire started around 1.30pm. The fire service arrived 1.50pm. Except the emergency officials, nobody was allowed to enter. The gate was shut. A lot of policemen were on the ground.“The fire started from one of the air conditioners in the palace. I learnt the kabiyesi (Akiolu) was inside the palace when the incident happened.”
He said the palace gate was, however, shut to the crowd as
firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service, Sari Iganmu and Ilupeju
stations, battled with the fire. It was eventually quenched around 3.30pm.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP
Olarinde Famous-Cole, who confirmed the incident, said that the situation had
been brought under control.
He said, “The state and federal fire services, Julius Berger and United Bank for Africa fire services, as well as LASEMA, were on the ground. They put out the fire around 3.30pm. No life was lost".
The Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, and other senior
officers were also at the scene. Investigations are ongoing to ascertain the
cause of the fire.”
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