On Saturday, December 30, 2023, a late-night gas explosion damaged some sections of the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos State.
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service personnel were kept busy attempting to extinguish the resulting roaring fire.
According to reports from The PUNCH and Vanguard, the inferno began at 10:00 p.m., with smoke pouring into the sky.
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Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, announced an hour later that the situation had been brought under control.
According to her,
“There’s been exploded gas cylinder resulting to Fire which the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is managing within the National Arts Theater.”
Adeseye said there was no casualty as of time of this report.