The management of Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos has debunked the reports in the media that fire guts the hotel.
This was contained in a release, signed by MD/CEO of the hotel, Kayode Bakare, and made available to ReportersAtLarge on Friday.
The release reads:
The attention of the management of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Ikeja has been drawn to online publication in some of the Nigerian Newspapers of yesterday, 9th April, 2020 captioned “Fire guts Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.”
“The management of the hotel wishes to state categorically that Lagos Airport Hotel Limited,Ikeja was not gutted by fire yesterday, Thursday, 9th April, 2020. It was a fire incident at the frontal car park of the hotel which affected three vehicles and not the building as reported.
“The fire outbreak occurred at the rented space of a car hire company who is a tenant to the hotel. The fire affected three of the vehicles of that company.
“The fire did not extend to any building or property of the hotel. Prompt response by the Lagos State Fire Service and men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency helped in extinguishing the fire and dousing the tension.
“The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be established while investigation into the incident is ongoing.
“We seize this opportunity to correct the news flying around that Lagos Airport hotel Ikeja was burnt by fire on Thursday, 9th April, 2020.
“The management of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited Ikeja urge the entire public, our esteemed customers and all stakeholders of the hotel to completely disregard such news
“We assure our customer of their complete safety and that of the hotel’s property which is also being adequately secured even as the hotel complies with the lockdown directives of the federal government in these times of COVID-19.
“We also enjoin all our clients to stay safe during this season.”
