How AFCON final caused deadly fire in Lagos ghetto (Video)

How AFCON final caused deadly fire in Lagos ghetto (Video)

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On Sunday night, a fire razed dozens of slum properties in Ikate, Lekki, Lagos, during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final.

FIJ saw a 22-second video showing a large expanse of land with ruins from the fire incident.

A source told FIJ that the ghetto went up in flames after a resident left food on fire to watch the match.

“The fire was caused by a resident who left his food on fire and went to watch Nigeria’s game against Côte d’Ivoire,” he told FIJ.

“So far, a yet-to-be-determined number of people have died and about three ambulance vehicles have been in the vicinity to pick up the corpses.”

On February 7, about six Nigerians died while the Nigerian Super Eagles played in the AFCON semi-final match against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana

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