Finally, the fire that started on Tuesday morning at the high-rise building of No 43 Martins Street, Balogun Market, in Idumota, Lagos Island have been finally put off. The fire which destroyed properties worth millions of naira, also saw to the death of a police officer when the gutted building collapsed. Some people were rescued with certain degrees of injuries, while some were taken to the hospital, and others were certified healthy. Joining us now is Charles Mbeye, the operations commander and Assistant Controller, Federal fire service, Lagos state command. But before we get started with him, let us see the beginning of the fire fighters involvement when it all started.
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