BREAKING: Tragedy strikes as fire takes over federal institute office

  • The FIIRO office in Lagos has been engulfed by fire, giving a trail of destruction in the early hours of the boxing day
  • It was learnt that the fire broke out at midnight on Christmas day and had been raging for hours with firefighters from LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
  • Till 4a.m on boxing day, the rescue operation was still ongoing, and there has been no report of any casualty from the incident

A devastating fire has ravaged the Federal Institute of Industrial Research (FIIRO) office in Oshodi, Lagos, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

The blaze, which broke out around midnight on Christmas Day, has been raging for hours. Firefighters from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, supported by the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), are battling to contain the flames.