Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak that occurred in the Ajao market, Lagos state on Wednesday, 1st July.
Although the cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained, however, investigations showed the inferno started from a shopping mall close to the market before spreading into the main Ajao market.
Emergency responders, including the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Lagos State Fire Service, and men of the Nigeria Police Force are on ground to working to put out the fire.
Nosa Okunbor, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, who spoke to newsmen, said the fire started at about 1am today and no casualty has been recorded yet.
He said,
“There is a fire outbreak there. It started around 1am but we are there already. From all indications, the Ajao Main Market has a small shopping mall and from what we gathered, the fire started from the shopping mall and extended to the main market and affected some adjoining buildings.”
“But the LASEMA Response Team and other stakeholders, including the Lagos State Fire Service and the police are already on ground to quell the fire. No casualty has been recorded for now.”
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