Lagos State Government has disclosed that fire destroyed N24.69 billion estimated worth of properties in the State in the last two years.
According to the government, while fire destroyed properties worth N24.69 billion, the Lagos State Fire Services was able to save properties worth N138.54 billion from being destroyed by fire in the last two years.
Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins disclosed this at a ministerial briefing to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration in office in Alausa.
He also disclosed that 312 people were rescued alive from fire incidents, while 113 people were killed.
Bamgbose-Martins disclosed that the fire services attended to 1,899 fire calls in the last two years, whereas it had reduced the occurrence of fire outbreaks by 10%.
According to him, the Service also responded to 312 rescue calls within the period under review. In its rescue operations, 203 victims have been rescued alive while 113 other victims were recovered, suspected dead.