Three cars, seven houses burnt as midnight fire wrecks havoc in Kirikiri [PHOTOS]

No fewer than seven houses, three cars and goods worth millions of naira were consumed this morning after inferno engulfed a house at Okoduwa Street, opposite the Medium Security Prison, Kirikiri area of Lagos.

It was learnt that the fire outbreak started at about 3am while residents of the area were still asleep.

No one knows the real cause of the unfortunate incident, but a resident told our correspondent that there was no electric power when the fire started.

When the site was visited Thursday evening, residents of the affected houses were seen moving their loads from the debris.

A resident told this reporter that when the fire started, the occupant of the one houses alerted the fire service almost immediately but they did not arrive until after about two hours.

It was gathered that most occupants of the buildings are still in their villages for the xmas break.

A source said the land is currently in contention in the court as one of the sons of the lanlord illegally sold the land to several persons.

“This fire incident is still mysterious because the said land is still in contention in the court. The real owner of the land is dead but one of his children sold the property to several persons who have been battling each other in the court”, an insider said.