😟Fire Destroys Property, Goods At Lagos Island Market

A seven-storey building at the Balogun market in Lagos Island, was on Saturday gutted by fire.

The inferno reportedly destroyed goods, valuables and cash worth several millions of Naira.

Confirming the incident, the Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, said that the fire started around 10.49 hours from the third floor of the building.

He added that six fire engines were immediately deployed to fight the inferno.

He could not confirm the cause of the incident as at the time of filing this report.

Fadipe, however, explained that the improper stocking and piling of textile products in bails in the shops, that probably blocked the air-conditioning vents may have triggered an electrical upsurge in the neighbourhood.

He lamented that a crowd of onlookers which immediately gathered in the area hindered the work of the firefighters.'

Fadipe said fire engines from Sari-Iganmu, Isolo, Ilupeju, Alausa and the United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc) were able to bring the inferno under control and stop it from spreading to adjoining buildings after about three hours.

He added that there were no casualties in the incident and that the level of destruction would be evaluated later.