Three shops at a plank market in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State were razed Thursday by fire, destroying property worth millions.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The fire affected a section of the plank market, located at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, who disclosed this, said there was no casualty record in the incident.
Investigations revealed that the inferno started from a pile of planks due to a power surge before spreading.
Oke-Osanyitolu said that the combined efforts of emergency responders brought the fire under control, stopping it from spreading to more shops.
“No casualties, nor injuries were recorded in the incident. A significant quantity of planks and properties equally worth millions of naira, were salvaged by responders during the operation,” Oke-Osanyitolu.
“Collaborative efforts of the responders were able to quickly bring the fire under control before it could spread to more shops.
“The agency’s Response Team and members of the Plank Market Association conducted Public Advocacy on preventive measures, to avoid such incidents in the future.
“LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Nigerian Police Force responded to the emergency.”
