- The headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church in Ikeja, Lagos was razed by a fire outbreak on Sunday morning, June 23
- According to an X user, @Chief_Augustin, the fire incident started before the Sunday service fully commenced
- Nigerians have reacted to the fire outbreak as there is no official statement on the cause of the incident as of the of filing this report
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy
Ikeja, Lagos state – Fire has gutted the headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State.
It was gathered that men of the Lagos State Fire Service were working hard to put off the raging fire.
Photo credit: @Chief_Augustin1
Source: Twitter
An X user (formerly known as Twitter) @Chief_Augustin1 shared a video of the fire incident on Sunday, June 23.
Augustine said the Sunday service hadn’t commenced fully when the fire outbreak started.
“Christ Embassy Church on Billingways Way Oregun is on fire. Serious fire raging and men of the Lagos State Fire Service are working hard to put it off. Thank God service hasn’t commenced fully.”
The cause of the fire is yet to be determined as of the time of Fire Service filling this report.
Nigerians react as fire guts Christ Embassy headquarters
Legit.ng compiled some reactions from Nigerians about the fire outbreak at Christ Embassy headquarters as captured via @MobilePunch
@EvansSpeaks
What could have caused this kind of outbreak?? Nah bomb??? A place like that should have been highly secured with walk-around securities to ensure everything is in order.
@Vdro588
This is very bad. People are usually in Church service by 8am. We pray nobody is hurt.
@aldavisonltd
Christ embassy does not have a fire service hydrant and fire alarm systems. This could have been tamed if they had fire hydrant equipment in that massive structure.
@Patrick_isacc
May God save everyone out there. Wishing the fire service men at the scene success in putting out the fire.
@owolabitaiwo
This is huge…
One lesson here is the new phase of the building repairs should come with fireproofing materials.
What a loss.
Fire razes popular church in Lagos
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the auditorium of the Household of David church in the Ikeja area of Lagos state was razed down by fire.
Details of the incident were made known by Amodu Shakiri, the Lagos State Fire Service spokesperson.
The church also confirmed that no life was lost in the tragic incident as they urged members and the general public to keep calm
Source: Legit.ng
