Building in Balogun Market destroyed by fire in Lagos

Building in Balogun Market destroyed by fire in Lagos

On Thursday morning, a building at the famous Balogun market in Lagos State was substantially destroyed by fire.

The Balogun market saw a fire breakout for the second time in three months. In the previous event, a fire breakout damaged several items valued at millions of dollars.

Jevibe News learned earlier today that a high-rise building in a well-known market in Nigeria’s commercial center had once more been completely destroyed by fire.

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At the time of filling in this report, the cause of the fire outbreak has not been confirmed. The members of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services and Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA) arrived at the scene of the incident swiftly in response to a distress call reporting the fire outbreak.

Currently, the Police, two trucks from the Lagos State Fire Service, two from the LRU Fire Service, and members of the agency’s reaction team are all on-site and working to put out the fire.

Building in Balogun Market destroyed by fire in Lagos

Building In Balogun Market Gutted By Fire

A statement titled: ‘Situation report on the fire outbreak at Broad Street, Lagos Island’ from the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed that the fire outbreak started from a three-story building.

The statement read, “The agency responded to distress calls concerning the fire incident involving some shops on the ground floor of a three-story building.

“The cause of the fire cannot be ascertained as no casualty was involved.”