Fire Guts Daleko Market In Lagos

Property worth millions of Naira were, yesterday, destroyed as fire razed 120 shops in the popular Daleko market in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State.

It was gathered that the fire started from the vegetable oil section of the market at about 1:50 a.m, hours after the traders had closed for the day.
Sources said the night guards in the market raised the alarm which further alerted residents who raced to the scene to help salvage whatever they could. But their effort proved abortive.
Our correspondent learnt that the products stocked in the shops further escalated the fire. But the fire was put out one and half hours later by men of the Lagos State fire service.
Speaking to us, Director of the state fire service, Mr. Rasaq Fadipe, confirmed the incident, saying: “Immediately I received the alert, I deployed three water tankers to the scene.
“We would have been able to put out the fire few minutes after our arrival and more property would have been saved. But the fire was fuelled by the vegetable oil products stocked in the shops.”
He noted that with professionalism, they were able to put out the fire at about 2:45 am.
He, however, blamed the cause of the fire on power surge from the electric cables within the vegetable oil section of the market.
Fadipe also called for total overall of the electrical wire in all the markets in the state.

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Posted: at 19-05-2014 09:51 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Na wa oh! I wonder when we'll read pleasing news here.

Posted: at 19-05-2014 10:03 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Seriously,carelessness

Posted: at 19-05-2014 10:15 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

Chai! Only one person waka do am. God is watching you. Diaris God oooo

Posted: at 19-05-2014 10:32 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

NOW IF THE WORLD IS TO END,THE FIRST PLACE IS NIGERIA.LIKE THE SELDOM AND GOMORRAH .......NO BETTER GOOD NEWS IN NIGERIA,TOMORROW YOU WILL HEAR KIDNAP THIS,BOKO HARAM THAT,KILLING HERE AND MURDER THERE.....SO MANY INNOCENT BLOOD ARE CRYING,THE BEST IS TO DIVIDE THE COUNTRY,THEN THINGS WILL CHANGE.

Posted: at 19-05-2014 11:02 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na wa o

Posted: at 19-05-2014 11:15 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Posted: at 19-05-2014 11:59 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming

God please help the traders

Posted: at 19-05-2014 12:13 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie

My sympathy to those traders affected by this sad incident,I pray you all find a way back to business

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Posted: at 19-05-2014 03:19 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

 

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Posted: at 19-05-2014 06:37 PM (10 years ago) | Hero