Crimes

Shops razed as fire guts Balogun Market in Lagos

Many shops were razed in a fire outbreak at the Balogun Market on Broad Street, Lagos Island on Thursday.

The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).

LASEMA, in a statement issued by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the inferno began at about 1.33 a.m. on Thursday and razed some shops in the market.

“The agency responded to distress calls concerning the fire.

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“Upon arrival at the scene operatives encountered a fire involving some shops on the ground floor of a three-storey building.

“The cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained. Fortunately no casualty was involved in the incident.

“The agency’s response team alongside two Lagos State Fire Service trucks, and the police are currently at the incident working together to subdue the inferno,” Oke-Osanyintolu noted.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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