The office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Oshodi, Lagos State, was gutted by fire on March 19, 2017.

Although the actual cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained, it was gathered that the fire started from the powerhouse of the agency and spread to the warehouse, where chemicals such as ethanol were stored.

Our correspondent learnt that the inferno, which started around 3pm on Saturday, was put out by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the state fire service around 6pm.

However, as of 8pm when this report was being filed, damping exercise was ongoing at the scene to prevent a resurgence of the fire.

The General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Mr. Adesina Tiamiyu, said the fire was prevented from escalating to the administrative block of the agency.

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