Singer Darey Art Alade and wife, Deola have shared their car caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.
According to Deola on Instagram, the driver escaped safely and no life was lost.
The couple expressed gratitude for the protection and perspective they gained from the incident.
The couple in a joint post on Instagram said they chose to share their experience not to seek sympathy but to remind others that material possessions can be replaced, but lives cannot.
They encouraged those navigating sudden loss to find strength in the ability to rebuild and begin again.
Deola wrote: “Yesterday, around 4pm, our car caught fire on the 3rd Mainland Bridge and burnt to the ground.
“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.
“Moments like this remind us how quickly things can change and how unimportant material things become in the face of life itself.
“We’re not sharing this for sympathy but to remind someone that things can be replaced. Lives cannot.
“We’re choosing to remain thankful to God for protection, for perspective, and for the quiet strength to keep going.
“If you’re navigating a sudden loss of any kind, we hope this reminds you: we can rebuild. We can begin again and find the strength to keep going. One breath, one prayer, one step at a time.
“We give thanks in all things. THANK YOU JESUS!!! Thank you to everyone that stopped to help”.
