Nigeria, Jan. 25 -- The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Saturday night contained a fire outbreak at a large warehouse along Coker Market Road, Amuwo-Odofin Industrial Layout, Mile 2, Lagos.

The agency said it received a distress call at 8:29 p.m. and deployed firefighting crews to the scene by 8:40 p.m.

In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday, the Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters from the Ajegunle, Sari Iganmu, Okota and Alausa fire stations were mobilised to combat the blaze.

She said the affected warehouse stored highly flammable materials contained in hundreds of 200-litre drums, which increased the risk of escalation.

Ms Adeseye said the crews wo...