Senate Vows Not To Interfere In Buhari-Osinbajo Face-Off As 7-Year-Old Girl, Stroke Patient Die In Fire Outbreak

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A girl of about seven years old and a 53 -year - old man have been confirmed dead after fire gutted two buildings on Ogunmokun Street , in the Mushin area of Lagos State .

Our correspondent gathered that the fire started around 3 pm after the girl lighted a gas cooker , which later exploded .
A resident , Ewatomi , who spoke to our correspondent from the scene of the incident , said as of 5 pm, the fire was still raging .

She said , “ The fire started from a three -storey building and it has spread to the two -storey building beside it . The houses are too close to each other . Nobody could go upstairs to rescue anybody because smoke covered everywhere .

“ The fire service did not show up until one hour after the incident . And when they came , they brought two fire trucks . Not long after , they ran out of water and the area boys had to mobilise to support them" .

“ Two corpses have been brought out : the girl suspected to have started the fire and the 53 - year - old man , whom they said had a stroke and could not make any effort to save himself . ”

The Public Relations Officer , Lagos State Fire Service , Mrs Adeleke Ashimi, could not be reached for comment as of press time.

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