houses caused extensive fire catastrophe in Ejigbo
area of Lagos State, western Nigeria, last night.
The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. when a heavy
rainstorm started sweeping away everything in its path
including high tension wire that have fallen off the loose
wooden poles. According to the residents of Ejigbo area,
one of the locals, Baba Sadiq, who tried to save his
family was electrocuted to death, at least 15 houses was
razed down and properties worth millions of naira were
destroyed.
Besides the damage caused by the fallen high tension
wire, the transformer exploded, devastating the property
in Oboye, Fashola, Shawande, Aminatu, Ilo and others
streets. Some of the residents with injuries of varying
degree of severity were rushed to a local a hospital for
treatment.
The residents blame officials of Power Holding Company
of Nigeria, PHCN, for negligence and refusing to replace
the wooden poles with concrete ones after the previous
similar accident happened in 2012. This morning the
police from Ejigbo station were seen walking around to
assess the extent of damage, however, the PHCN
officials had not visited the scene of the incident so far.
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