A fire incident on Wednesday occurred inside the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in the Ikotun area of Lagos State, destroying the shelter of late Prophet T. B. Joshua’s tomb, reports say.

The fire started around 6:30pm and razed a house in the church premises, although no life was lost, says a resident in the area who pleaded anonymity adding that the fire fighters didn’t allow anyone get close to the scene.

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“The affected property is on Ajisebiri Street, Agodo. The house started burning around 6.30 pm and as I speak with you, fire service officials are trying to put out the fire. The compound of the house is big, so nobody can see what they are doing inside. Also, officials putting out the fire didn’t allow anybody inside.” the resident told journalists.

The Acting Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident said,

“The fire happened at a building belonging to the late pastor. The late pastor usually went there to relax and meditate. Federal fire service officials moved in to put out the fire.”

Margaret Adeseye, the Head of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, also confirming the incident, disclosed that the fire damaged the shelter covering the late pastor’s tomb.

Her words,

“It is confirmed that a section around the tomb of the late pastor TB Joshua caught fire.

“A shelter was built to cover the tomb because it is an open place, so, it was the shelter that caught fire. But we were able to curtail it and it did not spread beyond where it started from.

We are yet to identify the cause of the fire.”

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