A fire broke out on Thursday at the seven-story AG Leventis commercial building, known as Iddo House, near Oyingbo, Lagos, causing extensive damage to property worth millions of naira.
According to an eyewitness, the fire started at about 11 a.m. and affected the archive room on the first floor, measuring approximately 108 square meters. The building is occupied by Nigeria Bottling Company PLC.
While investigations are ongoing, preliminary findings suggest that the fire was caused by self-ignition due to rising temperatures in the confined archival space.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident.
Fortunately, there were no casualties, but valuable properties worth millions of naira were lost.
