Barely a month after
a major fire outbreak in Daleko market, in the Mushin area of Lagos,
another Fire outbreak has occurred in Lagos.
An early morning fire – started at about 2am – gutted parts
of Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos on Monday, destroying goods worth
millions of naira including five phone accessories shops.
Traders said the fire was caused by an electrical surge.
A trader in the market, said the owner of the shop where the
fire emanated from did not switch off the electrical appliances in his shop
over the weekend.
“From what we have been able to gather so far, the owner of
the shop where the fire started from must have left the electrical appliances
on when closing on Saturday.”
Confirming the incident, the Director, Lagos State Fire
Service, Razak Fadipe, said “We received a call at 2.55am. Our men from Ojo and
Ikotun fire stations got to the scene seven minutes later. They were able to
prevent the fire from spreading to other shops. The affected shops were
severely damaged.”
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