Properties worth millions of Naira destroyed as fire guts three buildings in Lagos market

Properties worth millions of Naira were gutted by fire after three buildings were gutted by fire in a market on Dosunmu Street, Lagos Island area of Lagos State on Saturday night, October 28.

In a statement released, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said the fire which was reported at 8:50pm involved “a trio of three-storey buildings.”

“Meanwhile, the cause of the fire is yet unknown as investigation will reveal thereafter while it affected variety of goods that include key lock/cylinder, decoration fittings, and Christmas items, among others which cost could not be immediately ascertained.” she said

Adeseye noted that the timely intervention of firefighters limited the fire to only the topmost floors of the buildings.

“There is no record of injury nor death as operations enter dampening down” Adeseye said

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