A market at Ajao Estate Lagos was in the early hours of Wednesday gutted by fire.
The market located inward Oshodi by Welcome bus stop was completely engulfed in flames before emergency responders arrived the scene.
The Lagos State Fire Service, LASEMA fire team and the Federal Fire Service worked tirelessly to battle the inferno and prevent it from spreading to nearby residential buildings.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire started in one of the lockup shops just before the main Ajao Estate Market before it extended to the main market due to an alleged electrical power surge.
No life was lost and no injuries sustained, but a total of four shops were completely destroyed and property and goods worth several billions of naira were razed by the inferno.
The fire was finally put under control and the area has been cordoned off for safety reasons.
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The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke- Osanyitolu, who confirmed the incident, appealed to Lagosians to always engage in safe electrical practices including switching off all electrical outlets and storing fuel properly.
(Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe)
