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JUST IN: Fire Guts Ketu Plank Market In Lagos [PHOTOS]

A fire broke out at a Plank Market on Demurin street, in Ketu area of Lagos on Sunday destroying goods worth millions of naira, Eko Hot Blog has learnt.

The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said that the cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.

He said: “Emergency responders comprising of LASEMA Response Team and the Lagos State Fire Service have curtailed the raging inferno at Ketu Plank Market on Demurin Street, Ketu, Lagos.

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“The cause of the fire incident which reportedly started from one part of the market is yet to be ascertained, however, it is evident that there is extensive damage with valuable goods having been destroyed by the fire.”

According to him, no lives were lost in the inferno which has been brought under control by a team of responders.

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