Fire broke out on Monday morning at the Nigeria Customs Service Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos. The blaze damaged parts of the building and destroyed property estimated at millions of naira. The fire started around 10:23 a.m and reports say an electrical surge in the conference room triggered it and Flames then spread to other sections of the building. Customs officers on duty quickly tried to put out the fire themselves.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service arrived about 10:45 a.m. and helped bring the situation under control. Deputy Comptroller of Customs Timothy Jonah had just resumed duty at the command that day to take over from his predecessor. He called the incident unfortunate.
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