Fire razes goods worth millions in Alaba Argo Lagos market

Fire has gutted goods worth millions of Naira at the Alaba Rago Market in the Ojo area of Lagos State.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osayintolu, disclosed that the fire started around midnight.

Oke-Osayintolu disclosed that the LASEMA team quickly went to the market following a distress call. He added that the authority activated the state’s emergency response plan and sent their team from Igando to help.

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He stated that the team found some makeshift shops already on fire when they arrived at the scene, adding that firefighters from the state Fire and Rescue Service, with LASEMA and other emergency workers, were on the scene working to put out the flames.

However, the cause of the fire was not known at the time of this report.

The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye and Oke-Osayintolu disclosed that the fire was brought under control to prevent it from spreading to other properties.

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