Fire razes shops at Ikotun Market in Lagos
A yet-to-be-ascertained number of shops in Ikotun Market, along the Synagogue Road in Lagos State, were razed by fire on Sunday.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in a statement on X, said it received the emergency call at 10:24 a.m.
It said firefighters from the Ejigbo and Isolo fire stations arrived at the scene at 10:36 a.m.
The LSFRS also shared videos showing damaged structures, collapsed metal roofing, concrete debris, and smoke-filled market stalls, as firefighters worked to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading.
However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, in an update on the fire outbreak, said firefighters had extinguished the blaze.
LASTMA said, “Update on the fire outbreak: The fire has been put out. Normalcy has been restored, and traffic is flowing better.”
In an earlier statement, the agency said the inferno occurred around Oke Salu Street and that no casualties had been recorded.
“There is no casualty recorded at the moment, while concerted efforts are ongoing to completely extinguish the fire.
“As a result of the incident, the entire lane inward to the Synagogue is completely blocked to vehicular movement, and contraflow has been adopted to ease traffic in the axis. Our Officers are on ground monitoring the situation,” LASTMA said.
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