Pandemonium As Fire Guts Building At LASUTH

By Akinwale Kasali

There was pandemonium at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, as patients, workers and caregivers ran helter skelter when fire gutted a building.

The fire incident occurred Wednesday evening, causing panic in the hospital.

It took the intervention of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service to put off the fire.

Confirming the incident, the Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said officials of the agency were mobilised to the scene, adding that the fire has been put out.

“It is a minor fire and it has been put out. Expect an official statement soon,” Adeseye said.

There was no casualty recorded as at the time of filing this report