Metro
Panic as fire razes storey building in Lagos market
A fire outbreak on Saturday morning destroyed parts of a storey building at No. 9, Ola Market, Adedeji, Itire, in Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Fortunately, no lives were lost in the incident.
An eyewitness disclosed that the fire started in the early hours of Saturday, although the cause of the outbreak and the extent of the damage had yet to be confirmed.
The Director-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident, saying firefighters were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
“Following a distress call received at 10:12 hours, firefighters from the Sari Iganmu and Isolo Fire Stations were mobilised and arrived at the scene promptly to combat the fire,” Adeseye stated.
The fire affected the top floor of the residential building but had been contained as of 11 a.m., according to the service.
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