{
  "id": 10445497,
  "title": "Fire Guts Customs Western Marine Command Office in Lagos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/fire-guts-customs-western-marine-command-office-in-lagos-10445497",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:22:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/28/fire-guts-customs-western-marine-command-office-in-lagos/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A devastating fire swept through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday, causing extensive damage estimated to be worth millions of Naira. The blaze reportedly ignited around 10:23 a.m. due to an electrical surge in the conference room, rapidly spreading to other areas of the building. The officers on duty fought valiantly to contain the inferno, but it wasn't until 10:45 a.m. that the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service arrived on the scene.\n\nDeputy Comptroller of Customs, Timothy Jonah, who had recently assumed his position, expressed his disappointment upon witnessing the fire incident. He remarked, \"I just resumed duty to take over, only to witness this fire outbreak.\" Despite the negative outcome, Jonah emphasized that such challenges can serve as opportunities to fortify their operations. He pledged to establish a committee to investigate the root cause of the fire and vowed to implement measures to enhance safety protocols and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.",
  "summary": "Fire gutted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday, destroying property worth millions of Naira. The fire, which reportedly started at about 10:23",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Fire guts Customs Western Marine Command office in Lagos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/fire-guts-customs-western-marine-command-office-in-lagos",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:12:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Fire guts Customs office in Lagos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/fire-guts-customs-office-in-lagos",
        "published": "2026-09-28T12:18:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}