CITIZENS COMPASS —Inferno on Saturday, broke out from a three – storey building located at Dosunmu Market in Lagos Island.
The fire which was noticed on Saturday night was said to have spread rapidly to the adjourning streets burning goods and property worths Millions of Naira.
Details could not be ascertained at press time but eye witnesses’ accounts said men of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have arrived the scene battling the fire.
The Director of the Fire Service, Adeseye Margaret, confirmed the incident to Citizens Compass.
“Fire has broken out at the Lagos Market on Dosunmu Street as the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service battle the inferno involving a 3-storey building and adjoining structures.
” Update to follow!”
In the early hours of Sunday, the Director said the fire had been brought under control,
In a statement titled, “Dosunmu Market Fire Under Control,” she said, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has brought under control the raging Fire at 54, Dosunmu Street, within the popular Lagos Market, Lagos Island.
” The Fire which was reported at 20:50 hours, Saturday involved a trio of three storey buildings but the timely intervention of coordinated tactical firefighting limits it to only the topmost floors. While the house 54 where the Fire erupted from was severely affected, houses 56 and 58 it spread to were however sparsely involved.
“Meanwhile, the cause of the Fire is yet unknown as investigation will reveal thereafter while it affected variety of goods that include key lock/cylinder, decoration fittings, Christmas items among others which cost cannot be immediately ascertain.
” There is no record of injury nor death as operations enter dampening down.”
