 It was a dark Wednesday, as fire raced 250 shanties and 40 sawmilling machines at Okobaba sawmill in the Butemeta area of Lagos. Eyewitnesses told journalists the Inferno was started at 12.40am, raged and destroyed items worth several millions of Nara. The fire also affected parts of Codes and Cano streets near the Third Mainland Bridge, the acting coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Nema Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident to journalists, said the prompt response from the State Fire Service and other emergency responders saved the situation from degenerating. Some of the affected victims recounted their losses to plus TV Africa. Around 11 o'clock today, we just saw them bring lights, after bring light, we just saw that there is parking of lights, small, small, small, small, the light was going up, going up. After some time, starting burning everywhere, we tried to quench the light, but the thing was enlarging, burning everywhere. Before Fire Brigade, Fire Service was coming, it's around after two, because there is no space for them to come in. Sometime is every year, but now, two years ago, something like this happened. It is not like this, but now, today is on the 5th, it's happening again. There is a big generator, up to 5 million, 6 million, there is a machine there used to divide the plank, so it was born inside this place. All the shelves we are born, something around 11, 12, learning loyalty. Around 11am to 12pm, I was informed about the fire outbreak. When I rushed back, I joined my colleagues and tried to put it out. The more we tried, the more it spread because of the amatang. Our giant generators and electricity poles were burnt. If I am to give an estimate of my goods and property that were burnt, they are worth 5 million Naira, let alone other victims. Don't forget to hit the notification button, so you get notified about fresh news updates.