Generator fire reportedly killed a former Supervisory Councilor in the Kosofe Local Government Area, Olu Ogunbanjo and razed his music shop in Oworonshoki, Lagos state.  Ogunbanjo, who served in the LGA between 2003 and 2007, sustained severe degree of burnt that led to his death at the General Hospital, Gbagada.


Ogunbanjo, who was also a member of the Music Advertisement Association, put on his generator at his shop on Olabode Aluko Street in the Oworonshoki area, but there was a spark which led to the fire. The fire was said to have burnt the ex-councilor in the arms and thighs, after which his workers reportedly rushed him to a nearby hospital.

The fire was said to have razed items in the shop, such as audio tapes and DVDs. It was the officials of Lagos Fire Service that put out the fire.