Goods worth million of Naira destroyed by fire in Lagos

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A midnight fire completely destroyed goods and property worth million of naira at the popular Ladipo Plank Market Amukoko at the Iganmu Road, Orile, area of Lagos State.

Dr. Femi Oke- Osanyitolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) made this known while confirming the incident on Wednesday.

He said that there was no report of any loss of life.

“The agency responded to distress calls and arrived at the scene to discover that the plank market was being gutted by fire,” Oke-Osanyitolu said.

“Fortunately, there is no loss of life. However, goods and property yet to be enumerated have been destroyed due to the inferno.”

The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the time, but eyewitnesses said it started around 12:30 a.m. in the main market.

LASEMA, the Lagos State Fire Service, and the Federal Fire Service, as of 6 a.m., were still battling to put out the raging fire while the rescue operation continued.

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