According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Monday stated that a market in the Ajah region of the State caught fire on Monday, burning stores and merchandise valued at millions of naira.
In a statement provided to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the agency’s Permanent Secretary, affirmed this.
According to Oke-Osanyintolu, the fire incident occurred late on Sunday night at the Alesh bus stop in Lekki, Lagos, which is located near Ajah Market.
“LASEMA in response to distress calls from the 767 and 112 toll-free lines at 09.30 hrs, activated its Emergency Response Team from Lekki Base.
“On arrival at the incident scene at 22.10 hrs, it was discovered that several shops and stores housing combustible materials were engulfed by fire.
“Investigations conducted revealed that the immediate cause of the fire could not yet be ascertained as at the time of writing this report. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries were recorded at the incident scene,” he said.
The agency and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service were able to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby buildings, he said, adding that properties valued at a fortune were lost in the fire.
“While fighting the fire, we were simultaneously trying to manage the hostile crowd as the two are the only primary responders at the incident scene.
“The fire has been successfully extinguished by the emergency responders at the incident scene and the operation has been concluded,” he said.
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