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Fire Guts Plastic Company In Lagos

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The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently fighting a fire outbreak at Mega Plastic company at Ilupeju bypass in the Mushin area of Lagos State.

Firefighters are seen battling to put out the raging fire, which reportedly started at about 5 a.m., on Saturday.

According to the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, the emergency alert was received at 07:26 a.m.

She stated that rhe storage and factory sections of the petrochemical company were affected by the fire.

She said, “Ilupeju, Bolade, and Alausa Fire Stations are in attendance for the firefighting operations.

“The storage and factory sections of the petrochemical company were affected as the fire is being curtailed.”

As of press time, there was no report of casualty.

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Chukwuani Victoria is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist who's passionate about storytelling with years of experience in the industry. She holds a BSC in Biology and also obtained a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos. She likes to read, research, hang out with her friends and play scrabbles.