Fire razes shops at Lagos market

A firefighter at the scene of the fire at Ikotun Market, Lagos. CREDIT: @LagosRescue | X

Fire has razed shops at Ikotun Market, along Synagogue in Lagos State, with firefighters battling to contain the blaze on Sunday morning.

In a statement posted on its X handle, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said it received an emergency call at 10:24 am.

It said firefighters from the Ejigbo and Isolo fire stations arrived at the scene at 10:36 am to contain the fire.

Video footage released by the service showed charred structures, collapsed metal roofing, concrete debris and smoke-filled market stalls, as firefighters moved through the damaged buildings to contain the fire.

The service did not immediately provide details on the cause of the fire.

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However, in an update, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed that there was “no casualty recorded at the moment” and said, “concerted efforts are ongoing to completely extinguish the fire.”

“As a result of the incident, the entire lane inward Synagogue is completely blocked to vehicular movement, and contraflow has been adopted to ease traffic in the axis,” LASTMA said.

The incident is the latest in a series of fire outbreaks in Lagos in recent days and weeks.

On Saturday, November 14, firefighters from the Sari Iganmu and Isolo stations responded to a blaze that affected the top floor of a one-storey residential building at No. 9, Ola Market in Adedeji, Itire, Surulere. The fire was confined to its origin with no casualties reported.

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