How 2 were burnt to death in Kuramo Lekki

– 2 die as fire razes over 100 shanties in Kuramo, Lekki – Residents talk about the ugly incident At least two people have been confirmed dead after a fire incident razed over 100 shanties in Kuramo, near Lekki in Lagos. According to Rasak Fadipe, the director of Lagos state fire service, the burnt bodies of a man and a woman were recovered at the scene. He said: “The shanties spread to about four plots of land. We got information that the 
fire started at about 3.15am. “Information we got was that a young lady was cooking in one of the shanties and there was a fuel container nearby, which ignited the fire and spread to other parts. “It took us about four hours to put out the fire. My men did not know there was anybody inside while they were fighting the fire. “We met the man and woman in two different locations roasted after we finally put out the fire,’’ Fadipe said. However, on getting to the scene of incident, NAIJ.com reporter was informed that a generator triggered the fire, contrary to reports from the Lagos state fire service. According to a resident who chose to remain anonymous, the incident started after a generator explosion. He said: “The fire started at about 2am in the morning when many were still asleep. It started after one generator exploded. The two people that died were still asleep when the fire started and before they could get to know what was happening, they were 
already burnt to death.” However, speaking to our correspondent, one of the petty traders who identified himself as Timaya, real name Jude Obi, said the fire outbreak started after a lady mistakenly lighted her stove were a fuel container was. Obi said: “The fire started very early in the morning, some say a generator caused the fire but information I gathered was that a woman was cooking in a shanty and unfortunately she was unaware of the fuel container beside her. I lost over N3million from this fire incident, I don’t know where to start from. This is our place of livelihood burnt to ashes.” Another residents who identified himself as Isaac said: “When the fire started at about 2am, we called the fire service men but it took them like three hours before they got here.”