Fire Breaks Out at Radio Nigeria in Lagos, Emergency Services Contain Blaze

A fire broke out late Wednesday evening at the Radio Nigeria premises located on Plot No. 35, Ikoyi Road, Lagos, prompting a swift response from emergency services and sparking public concern.

The cause of the fire remains unknown, as authorities have begun investigations into the incident.

Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, revealed that the agency received a distress call at around 5:30 PM. Firefighters from the Dolphin, Ebute Elefun, and Oba Onitolo Fire Stations were immediately dispatched to combat the blaze, which had engulfed the studio section of the building.

Efforts are still underway to fully extinguish the fire and assess the extent of the damage.

Adeseye assured the public: “Through joint efforts with the Federal Fire Service and other emergency responders, including the Nigerian Police, we have successfully confined the fire to the studio section of the U-shaped, one-story building where it started. While the cause of the fire is still unknown, no casualties have been reported, and damping down operations are ongoing to eliminate residual embers.”