Fire guts TheNews, PMNews head office in Lagos

A sombre atmosphere engulfed the head office of the Independent Communications Network Limited, Lagos, publishers of a weekly magazine TheNews, evening tabloid, PMNews located on Acme road Ogba, as it was gutted by fire around 6.30pm yesterday (Wednesday).
DailyPost gathered that the fire which was caused by a power surge affected the last floor of the two storey building.
Eye witness who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed to DailyPost that nobody was hurt but equipment and valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed.
He said, “The fire was very ferocious. I think the fire was caused by power surge. When the power supply was restored, the voltage was high and some employees did not switch off their systems.”
Another source told DailyPost that men of the Lagos State Fire Services and Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) were unable to get to the scene of the incident on time due to traffic congestion along Agidingbi and Awolowo Roads, adding that their effort eventually stopped the fire from gutting the entire second floor.
DailyPost