Mysterious Fire Outbreak At TB Joshua’s Candle Light Funeral

<p><em>Mysterious Fire Outbreak in Synagogue<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that there was a <strong>mysterious<&sol;strong> fire outbreak in the Synagogue Church of All Nations&comma; SCOAN&comma; at the commencement of candlelight funeral service for the founder of the church&comma; late Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua on July 5&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The cause of the fire outbreak&comma; as of the time of filing this report&comma; is unknown&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The fire outbreak&comma; which occurred at the prayer mountain&comma; caused pandemonium within the church as members who came to pay their last respects to the late Prophet were seen running into safe areas&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Sources within the church at Ikotun&comma; Lagos&comma; claimed that it might not be unconnected with an electrical spark&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Nobody has either been reported dead as a result of the sudden inferno or injured&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The extent of damage to the facility is yet unknown&period; The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com&sol;">candlelight<&sol;a> procession was led by the late Prophet&&num;8217&semi;s wife Mrs&period; Evelyn TB Joshua&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Attendance was strictly by invitation as some church members were not permitted to access the prayer mountain where the candlelight funeral held&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Those who got invite had to pull off their shoes and walked bare footed during the funeral service&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;TB Joshua&comma; a prominent Nigerian televangelist died hours after presiding over a program at his Lagos-based megachurch on Saturday&comma; June 5&comma; 2021&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Prophet passed away one week before his 58th birthday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Since his rise to prominence in the late 1990s&comma; the popular preacher was renowned for his philanthropy&comma; prosperity teachings&comma; and purported healings and miracles&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;SCOAN plays host to dozens of international guests&comma; and local celebrities&comma; who visit the worship center for prayers&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Emmanuel TV&comma; the broadcast arm of the church&comma; airs in Africa on DSTV &&num;8212&semi; a satellite service owned by South African firm MultiChoice&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Joshua&&num;8217&semi;s ministrations and humanitarian outreaches in different parts of the world are showcased on the popular video platform&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Week-long burial activities&comma; as announced by the church&comma; began  Monday night&comma; July 5<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;