Fifteen shops have been razed when a fire broke out at Owode-Onirin Market, Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said on arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that the fire emanated from one of the several lines of shop within the market.
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“The cause of the fire is unknown as there was no power supply within the market. No lives lost but valuables were destroyed,” he says.
He adds that the spread of fire is curtailed from the further spread, adding that the fire razed 15 shops before it was put off.
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