“As it is now, I think the government will take definite actions but ours on the ground is to make sure that there is no loot to any property and no attack on anybody.”
Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria at the Martins fire outbreak scene at about 9:30 p,m. in Lagos on Wednesday.
“A total of nine buildings were severely affected, four had already collapsed and being levelled to ground zero having failed integrity tests. He, however, urged Lagos residents and traders to remain calm and assured them of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commitment to the safety and security of all in the state.
He said that it was unfortunate that in spite of the awareness another disaster took place again, adding that the commission would increase its sensitisation until the traders comply with the vision and mission of Gov. Sanwo-Olu on the safety of lives and property. “The information we gathered on the ground now is that it was just a generator that was being refuelled, the generator was not even on the first floor, if it had been on the ground floor, it would have been easier for them to curtail it.
He urged traders to stop entering into the effected building by trying to take out their goods, adding that once there was weighty movement on a weak foundation that the building could collapse and it might be difficult to rescue victims.
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