A section of the palace of Oba of Lagos , Rilwan Akiolu, in the Iga Iduganran area of Lagos Island has been gutted by fire .
PUNCH Metro learnt that the fire started from an air condition in an apartment inside the palace , destroying furniture and other household items in the room .
It was gathered that the incident started around 1 . 30 pm with smokes billowing to the sky , which attracted a crowd to the area.
The palace gate was , however , shut to the crowd as firefighters from the Lagos State Fire Service , Shari Iganmu and Ilupeju stations , battled to put it out .
A senior emergency official , who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity , confirmed the incident , saying the fire had been put out .
Source:PUNCH
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