Fire guts Lagos market, destroys goods worth millions
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Saturday said the Idumota underbridge market at Ebute Ero area has been gutted by fire.
The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.
Oke-Osanyintolu said LASEMA received a distress call at about 22.20hrs.
“Following distress calls via the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at 2220hrs, LASEMA activated its emergency response teams from Lekki, Cappa and the Command and Control Centre, Alausa, Ikeja.
“On arrival at the incident scene by 22.55hrs, it was discovered that multiple buildings used as shops for sales of car spare parts were found engulfed by fire.
“The immediate or remote causes of the fire incident were yet to be ascertained,” he said
