Tragedy as a fire engulfed a one-storey building located at 10 Moliki Street Street in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday morning.

Newsmen learnt that the fire began around 8 am and destroyed the entire first floor of the residential building.

Reacting to the fire incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor confirmed the incident to newsmen in a telephone conversation.

Okunbor said the cause of the fire is still unknown but the rescue operation is ongoing.