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  • Millions destroyed as fire guts popular Lagos market

    Millions destroyed as fire guts popular Lagos market

    A late night fire on Tuesday razed down an unspecified number of shops at Alaba Rago, located in the Ojo area of Lagos State.

    TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) gathered that several millions of Naira worth of goods was destroyed after the fire engulfed some shops in the market as the owners and sympathizers watched helplessly.

    The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Wednesday morning confirmed the unfortunate incident.

     Oke-Osanyintolu disclosed that Lagos agency received a distress call regarding the fire at 10:23 p.m. He stated that the cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

    “Upon arrival of the Agency’s Dolphin Response Team at the incident scene, it was discovered that some shanty shops were engulfed in fire,” he said.

    “Further investigations at the incident scene had not yet ascertained the cause of the fire as at the time of reporting,” he added.

    However, the swift intervention of LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, ensured that the fire was contained and prevented from spreading to other permanent structures in the area.

    Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were reported during the incident.

  • Goods destroyed as fire guts shops in Lagos market

    Goods destroyed as fire guts shops in Lagos market

    Two shops with household utensils were destroyed in a fire that gutted Maola Shopping Mall at Ebute Ero Market in the Idumota area of Lagos on Friday.

    Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the incident noted that the fire had been put off by emergency responders.

    According to him the combined efforts of emergency agencies put off the fire within 30 minutes.

    “Upon arrival of the Emergency Responders at the scene it was revealed that a building (Maola Shopping Mall) was affected by a fire of unknown origin.

    “A combined team of LASEMA responders from Lagos Central Zone, Lagos State Fire (Sari Iganmu), Federal Fire service and Nigeria Police Force were able to curtail the flames within the shortest period of time.

    “Only shops 35 and 36 on the last floor of the building stocked with different goods such as cartoons of detergents, kitchen utensils, were affected with the fire and no casualties,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.

    He said that the responders had returned to their bases and also urged members of the public to comply with the COVID-19 social distancing guidelines laid down by the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to avoid endangering themselves.