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Darey Art Alade and Wife Deola Survive Car Fire on Third Mainland Bridge, Express Gratitude for Safety
Nigerian music icon Darey Art Alade and his wife, Deola Art Alade, are counting their blessings after surviving a terrifying car fire on Lagos’ Third Mainland Bridge. The couple’s Range Rover SUV was destroyed in the blaze, but—most importantly—no lives were lost.
Deola took to Instagram to share the harrowing experience, posting videos that showed their vehicle engulfed in flames and later reduced to ashes. In her emotional caption, she expressed deep gratitude that their driver escaped unharmed.
“It was a shocking and painful experience, but we’re incredibly grateful that the driver made it out safely. No lives were lost, and that’s what truly matters,” she wrote.
Videos from the scene captured the moments smoke billowed from the vehicle’s engine while bystanders rushed to help. Firefighters eventually arrived and managed to extinguish the flames, but by then the vehicle was beyond recovery.
Deola also used the moment to reflect on life’s fragility and the impermanence of material possessions.
“Moments like this remind us how quickly things can change and how unimportant material things become in the face of life itself,” she shared. “We’re not sharing this for sympathy but to remind someone that things can be replaced. Lives cannot.”
The incident has sparked an outpouring of support from fans and fellow celebrities, with many praising the couple’s gratitude and perspective in the face of such a frightening ordeal.
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