The gas fire started due to water drilling borehole activities on May 23, which led to a gas leak and eventual fire outbreak.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) says emergency responders are currently battling a fire that broke out at an Ikoyi residence.
Nine people, including kids, were killed and scores of others injured on Tuesday when a fire engulfed over 70 houses.
An interim situation report indicated that the inferno is suspected to be caused by an uploading fuel tanker.
The data indicated that the majority of the fire outbreaks were recorded between January and April.
In the morning, he was called upon to get more supply from a fuel station, so he rushed back home to get some gallons.
The data also revealed that property worth N7 billion were saved while property worth N2.23 billion were lost to fire disasters in the year under review.
The fire which affected the organisation’s ground floor, was completely extinguished within 30 minutes.
The affected section of the market hosts clothes and bag sellers.
While 37 improvised temporary shops were completely razed by the fire, four permanent shops were slightly affected.
