Fire guts Vitafoam office

The Ikeja, Lagos office of popular foam producers, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, went up in flames on Wednesday evening, destroying raw materials and two vehicles belonging to the company.The Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe, who confirmed the incident, added that the quick response of the agency prevented the fire from escalating.He said, “The Ikeja fire station responded with 10,000 litres of water after we got an alert around 11pm. The fire started from where the company processes disused foams and destroyed two vehicles.”When our correspondent contacted the company’s response centre on Thursday, an official who did not give his name, promised to call back, but had yet to do so as of press time.In another development, a two- storey building on Agboju, Amuwo Odofin, was ravaged by fire on Thursday afternoon.A resident, Mr. Tony Osueke, said, “The fire was caused by an electrical surge. I lost all my property, including my school certificates. I don’t know where to go from here. We came out with nothing, except the clothes we were putting on.”