Fire broke out on Friday at the condensed factory premises of FrieslandCampina WAMCO in Ogba Industrial Estate, Ikeja, Lagos State.
However, the fire was quickly contained by the rapid response of the Lagos State Fire Service with support from FrieslandCampina WAMCO safety team and other nearby corporate entities.
The Uyo depot of the Nigerian Bottling Company, makers of Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite was on Wednesday engulfed in flames with goods worth millions of naira at risk of being lost.
An eye witness, Mr. Charles Ekong, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire started from where the pallets are kept and soon spread to the entire packaging area.
An early morning fire on Christmas Day has engulfed the headquarters of Nigerian Breweries Plc in the Iganmu area of Lagos.
The Lagos State fire service is said to have arrived at the scene to contain the inferno.
According to officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the fire started around 5:30AM on Sunday.
Fire broke out on Friday at the Isolo area Lagos factory of Ranona Nigeria Limited, makers of FreshYo yoghurt, Blue Boat Fruit Milk, among other beverage products.
The fire which allegedly started from the mixing unit of the plant had already consumed about five sections of the factory before fire fighters arrived at the scene.
Workers at the factory, which is located at Afprint Way, along the busy Oshodi/Apapa Express way, Isolo, said they ran from the premises when they noticed thick smoke gushing from a section of the factory.
