A yet-to-be-identified woman was rescued on Friday from a chemical-induced fire in the Agege area of Lagos State.
The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
According to Adeseye, the agency received a report of the fire at approximately 6:38 p.m. on Friday.
“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has rescued a female adult from a chemical-induced Fire at 291 Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Agege, Lagos.
“The report of the incident which was made at 18:38 hours Friday has Agege Fire and Rescue crew of the Agency brought the situation under control after dousing the Fire from the explosion of sets of varying kegs sizes containing unknown chemical stored in an open fenced-gated land,” Adeseye said.
Adeseye explained that the cause of the fire was linked to heat radiation from the chemicals, which had been left exposed to sunlight.
“While an investigation into the ownership and type of chemical is ongoing, it was discovered that heat radiation is attributed to the explosion of the chemical which was kept unprotected from sunlight,” she added.
The victim is currently receiving treatment for first-degree burns at an undisclosed hospital.
Woman Rescued As Chemical Explodes In Lagos is first published on The Whistler Newspaper