The headquarters of the Christ Embassy Church, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, reportedly caught fire on Sunday morning.
This was revealed in multiple videos from the scene shared on X.com on Sunday.
Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are also said to be at the scene in efforts to salvage the situation.
Sharing a video from the location, Augustine tweeting as Chief_Augustin1 on X.com wrote, “Christ Embassy Church on Billings Way, Oregun, is on fire.
“Serious fire is raging, and men of the Lagos State Fire Service are working hard to put it off. Thank God service hasn’t commenced fully.”
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However, the President and founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, better known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has said the fire incident at the church’s headquarters was not an accident but an avenue for bigger and better things.
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He said this during a live Sunday service at the church’s campground in Asese, Ogun State.
PUNCH Online earlier reported that the church headquarters, located in the Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State, caught fire on Sunday morning.
This was revealed in multiple videos from the scene shared on X.com on Sunday.
Speaking on the incident, Oyakhilome said, “Nothing happens in the life of a child of God by accident. During the 2001 Ikeja Cantonment bombing incident, the building vibrated so much and we thought it was going to collapse.