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Property worth millions of naira were destroyed on Thursday morning as fire gutted three shops at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout Plank Market in the Orile-Iganmu area of Lagos State.
The fire which occured at midnight, affected a section of the plank market.
According to Oke-Osanyitolu, investigations has revealed that the inferno started from a pile of planks due to a power surge before spreading quickly to three other shops within the market.
“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.” He said.
“Collaborative efforts of the responders were able to quickly bring the fire under control before it could spread to more shops.
“LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Nigerian Police Force responded to the emergency.”
Responding, the Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, said no death was recorded in the incident.
