The operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and other emergency responders in the early hours on Saturday combated an industrial fire outbreak at Mega Plastics Company at No.4, Ilupeju Bypass.
Mr Taofiq Adebayo, the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Saturday.
Adebayo stated that the industrial fire outbreak took place at Mega Plastics Company at No. 4, Ilupeju Bypass, beside the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Ilupeju area of Lagos.
“The Traffic Officer of LASTMA, Mr. Ayo Olaosebikan (Falcon) of Zone 21, confirmed that the LASTMA rescue team arrived at the scene of the industrial fire outbreak around 6:30 a.m. before other emergency responders were contacted by LASTMA.
“Immediately after we arrived at the scene of the industrial fire, we quickly informed other emergency responders, particularly the Lagos State Fire Rescue Services and the Nigerian Police.
“The causes of the industrial fire could not be immediately ascertained,” he said.
Olaosebikan noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the storage and factory sections of the petrochemical company were seriously affected by the fire outbreak.
According to him, emergency responders on the ground include Federal and State Fire Services, policemen, and the LASTMA Response Unit.
Olaosebikan said that neither injury nor death had been recorded.
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