I’m ruined, only means of livelihood is gone — Another victim Others count their losses As CP Edgal takes over bill of burns victims
With hands at akimbo, they watched the charred remains of what used to be their comfort zones and only means of survival. From their appearance, it was obvious that some of them have been putting on same clothes for days. Women, who were more in number, were sighted holding tight to their children, in the midst of sympathisers who thronged the scene to see the extent of damage. The gloom of a hazy darkness could best describe the fate that has befallen some residents of Abule-Egba area of Lagos, who were rendered homeless, following Tuesday’s fire which was caused by activities of pipeline vandals.
Mrs Ruth Joseph ( The widow who narrowly escaped with her three children) About 100 houses, 100 shops and over 50 cars went up in flame, in Abule-Egba and Agege areas of Lagos. The residents, majority of whom were artisans, had retired to bed Monday night, in anticipation to wake up next day, to resume the hustle, only to be jolted from sleep by shouts of fire. While some of them managed to escape to safety, salvaging their property, same could not be said of others who woke up to discover that parts of their apartments were already on fire. They however managed to scamper to safety in different directions, with some of them sustaining varying degrees of burns, even though no death was recorded.
I put my life on the line to save my children—Victim One of them, a widow, displayed rare bravery by putting her life on the line to save one of her children who was left inside her burning apartment . Fortunately, her mission was fruitful but not without traces of burns that may end up being a reminder scar for her sacrificial move.
With hands at akimbo, they watched the charred remains of what used to be their comfort zones and only means of survival. From their appearance, it was obvious that some of them have been putting on same clothes for days. Women, who were more in number, were sighted holding tight to their children, in the midst of sympathisers who thronged the scene to see the extent of damage. The gloom of a hazy darkness could best describe the fate that has befallen some residents of Abule-Egba area of Lagos, who were rendered homeless, following Tuesday’s fire which was caused by activities of pipeline vandals.
Mrs Ruth Joseph ( The widow who narrowly escaped with her three children) About 100 houses, 100 shops and over 50 cars went up in flame, in Abule-Egba and Agege areas of Lagos. The residents, majority of whom were artisans, had retired to bed Monday night, in anticipation to wake up next day, to resume the hustle, only to be jolted from sleep by shouts of fire. While some of them managed to escape to safety, salvaging their property, same could not be said of others who woke up to discover that parts of their apartments were already on fire. They however managed to scamper to safety in different directions, with some of them sustaining varying degrees of burns, even though no death was recorded.
I put my life on the line to save my children—Victim One of them, a widow, displayed rare bravery by putting her life on the line to save one of her children who was left inside her burning apartment . Fortunately, her mission was fruitful but not without traces of burns that may end up being a reminder scar for her sacrificial move.
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