A popular market in Orile Iganmu, Amukoko area of Lagos State, Ladipo Plank Market, was engulfed in a midnight inferno, resulting in the destruction of goods and property worth millions of Naira.
Although the cause of the fire is yet to be disclosed, officials from the state fire service have reportedly arrived at the location to contain the blazing inferno.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Dr Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, however, confirmed that no lives were lost in the incident.
Oke-Osanyitolu said, “The agency responded to distress calls and arrived at the above scene of the incident to discover that the plank market was being gutted by fire.
“Fortunately, there is no loss of life. However, goods and property yet to be enumerated have been destroyed due to the inferno.”
As of 6am, officials of LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire Service, and the Federal Fire Service are still engaged in efforts to put out the fire.
See a viral video of the incident below:
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