Fire gutted the chambers of the Chief Judge, Justice
Funmilayo Atilade at Lagos State High Court, Igbosere . The judge’s
courtroom which is on the top floor of the old building was razed
at about 8.15am following a spark from one of the air-conditioning units.
An unconfirmed report says that the fire started when one of
the cleaners switched on the faulty air-conditioner and left the courtroom, but,
another report said that the fire was noticed by a security woman popularly
called Alhaja who raised an alarm.
The security woman was rushed to the hospital, when she
fainted, as a result of the smoke she inhaled before the arrival of the
firefighters.
The courtroom which is hardly used by the Chief Judge is
reserved for her anytime she comes to the Lagos division of the court.
The entire building was saved from being razed down
following a quick intervention of Lagos State Fire Service that prevented the
fire from spreading to other courtrooms.
However, it took the firefighters about one hour to put off
the fire a result of heavy smoke emanating from the court room.
The incident disrupted activities as litigants were
evacuated from the premises and the gates locked.
Some of the furniture and bookshelves were partly destroyed
as a result of the incident.
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