Late on Saturday night, the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s power substation located in Maryland, Lagos State, was engulfed by fire, as confirmed in a statement by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
Margaret Adeseye, Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, reported that the fire outbreak has been successfully extinguished, averting any loss of life in the process.
“The fire that erupted at the Transmission Company of Nigeria power sub-station at Maryland Junction, Maryland, at about 20:06 hours has been put out by the gallantry crew of the Ilupeju Fire Crew of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service,” the statement read.
Thankfully, no casualties were reported during the incident. However, an ongoing investigation aims to determine the cause of the fire and assess the extent of damage to valuable equipment.
