Prophet TB Joshua
TB Joshua’s church on fire
By Our Reporter
As the weeklong funeral ceremony of Prophet TB Joshua began on July 5 with a candlelight procession at the church’s prayer mountain in Ikotun, Lagos, fire has reportedly gutted a building inside the Synagogue Church Of All Nations headquarters in Lagos Monday night.
The fire, which was noticed at about 11 p.m., affected a building that a witness said housed a store on the premises, some metres away from the church’s main auditorium
As at the time of filing this report the cause of the fire was unknown but a member of the church who witnessed the fire incident said it resulted from an electrical spark.
As of midnight, the fire has been largely contained by a crowd of worshippers who were using containers to scoop water from near the church and dashing to douse the flames.
Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service arrived at about 12:15 a.m.
Other activities lined up for the ceremony include a tribute service on July 6 and 7, lying-in-state on July 8, laying to rest and internment on July 9, and a thanksgiving service on July 11
The popular televangelist died on June 5, according to his church, a few days before his 58th birthday.
