CITIZENS COMPASS—A section of a plank market in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State, was on Thursday, gutted by fire leaving property worth millions of Naira destroyed.
The plank market located in Ladipo, Baale Roundabout, was gutted by fire at about 0030hrs.
It affected Three shops but there was no fatality or injuries.
Residents were said to have quickly alerted emergency responders who swung into action and prevented the fire from escalating.
Confirming the incident, spokesman, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor said, “
“Following distress calls received by the
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, through the 767/112 Toll-Free Emergency lines at 0004hrs, the Agency activated its Cobra Response Team from Onipanu.
“Upon arrival at the scene at 0042hrs, responders discovered that a section of the plank market had caught fire at the aforementioned location.
“Further investigations revealed that the inferno started from a pile of planks due to a power surge before spreading quickly to 3 other shops within the market.
“No casualties, nor injuries were recorded in the incident.
“Safety Measures were activated by members of the multi-agency response teams to safeguard responders at the incident scene during the operation.
“LRT coordinated the operation in conjunction with the LASG Fire and Rescue Service.
“Property worth millions of Naira was razed in the 3 shops that were involved in the fire incident.
“A significant quantity of planks and properties equally worth millions of naira, were salvaged by responders during the operation.
“Collaborative efforts of the responders were able to quickly bring the fire under control before it could spread to more shops.
“The fire was totally extinguished and dampening down concluded.
“The Agency’s Response Team and members of the Plank Market Association conducted Public Advocacy on preventive measures, to avoid such incidents in the future.
“LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Nigerian Police Force.”
