Lagos fire service rescues 210 victims as 1,324 incidents recorded in nine months

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service rescued 210 victims during exigency operations crossed the authorities betwixt January and September 2026, arsenic it recorded 1,324 incidents wrong the period.

A connection by the bureau said the figures were contained successful the Service’s Third Quarter Activity Report released arsenic the bureau urged residents, businesses and institutions to fortify fire-safety measures with the onset of the adust season.

According to the report, occurrence calls accounted for 1,135 of the incidents, portion the Service responded to 79 rescue calls, carried retired 100 salvage operations, attended 9 collapsed-building incidents and recorded 1 gas-related explosion.

The bureau besides recovered 65 suspected fatalities during exigency operations wrong the nine-month period.

The Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Abimbola Adeseye, said the figures underscored the request for greater fire-safety awareness, punctual reporting of emergencies and compliance with information regulations crossed the state.