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Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by sayyid(m): 1:47pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
It was a mix of grief and palpable tension in the
Alausa area of Lagos on Friday when fire ravaged
the mechanic village located on Ashabi Cole
Street in the Central Business District, destroying
over 15 vehicles, while about 10 others were
partly burnt.
The fire was said to have started around 2:30am
and lasted several hours before it was put under
control by men of the state Fire Service.
Though no life was lost in the incident, several
other goods were also burnt, including motor
batteries and generators, while some other
vehicles were not affected, especially the ones
parked in the inner part of the shop.
Some other properties that were completely
razed in the premises include a computer
services shop and a confectionery shop. The fire
also spread to the Tisco building, which shares
boundary with the mechanic shop, destroying
printing machines, air conditioners, desktop
computers, souvenirs and other items.
When our correspondent visited the premises on
Friday, the expansive village was like a shadow
of itself as it was devoid of its usual activities,
coupled with the pungent smell that rented the
air, safe for sympathisers, car owners and
mechanics, who gathered in their numbers
counting their losses and lamenting the tragedy
that had befallen them.
One of the owners of the burnt vehicles, who
identified himself simply as Tony, regretted
leaving his Honda Legend saloon car with the
mechanic overnight. He told Saturday PUNCH that
the car had a minor ignition problem when he
gave it to the mechanic.
He said, “I asked my mechanic to pick the car in
my house on Thursday morning and I thought he
would finish it, but when I called him in the
evening, he said he would finish it first thing on
Friday morning, so I left the car with him. But
the incident happened overnight.
“My wife was supposed to use the vehicle to
take the children to school on Friday but
because it was with the mechanic we had to
look for an alternative.”
Tony, who appeared distraught over the incident,
said he had just repainted the car the previous
week in the same shop, which cost him
thousands of naira.
While Tony kept gazing at his burnt vehicle, one
of the mechanics was still at loss as to how to
inform his client that his vehicle had been
completely razed by fire. He said he had finished
panel beating the vehicle and had planned to do
the painting on Friday morning when the incident
happened overnight.
“I don’t even know how to tell the owner what
happened. I don’t know,” he said. www.punchng.com/news/fire-razes-lagos-mechanic-village-destroys-25-vehicles/
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Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by nikkiking(m): 1:52pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
Too bad . Since there's life, there's hope. Never give up. |
Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by pyyxxaro: 2:03pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
Na Devil Win But na God get power finally |
Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by olafum1(m): 2:05pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
:oThis Life sha.. Mercies O Lord |
Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by Nobody: 2:23pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
It is well |
Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by sayyid(m): 2:31pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
grayht:even in da well |
Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by sayyid(m): 2:34pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
nikkiking:abi oo a king aous way born na riches e dey bring |
Re: Fire Razes Lagos Mechanic Village, Destroy 25 Vehicles by Sandydayz(f): 2:41pm On Sep 19, 2015 |
End time is here... Bliv it or not |
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