Man Died In A Fire Outbreak As He Dozed Off While Cooking

Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the Lagos State Fire Service responded to a distress call as fire engulf the apartment of a 60-year-old man after he slept off while

cooking at his residence in Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos state.

The deceased, identified as Monday, was cooking at Foundation Close in Opebi when he dozed off. A fire started soon after and it destroyed his properties and razed down his apartment as they were unable to put out the fire on time, though they were able to prevent the fire from escalating.

After the fire was put out, the victim's body was discovered and taken away by officials of the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit.

"When emergency workers arrived at the scene, they discovered that a residential apartment was involved. Investigation showed that the resident of the apartment slept off while cooking" source disclosed.