Business men and women at Balogun market, Lagos Island, on thursday morning, were left heartbroken after seeing their shops and goods worth millions of naira burnt to the ground.
The cause of the fire is unknown at the time of filing this report.
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Confirming the fire outbreak, the spokesperson of the state police command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, said
“There was a fire incident at 18, Otigba Street, Computer Village, Ikeja early hour of today. The fire engulfed a shopping complex.
As soon as the report was received, firefighters were contacted and they arrived immediately. Policemen were drafted there to protect the Firefighters and others.
The fire has been put out successfully. No life was lost in the incident. However, valuable properties which estimates are not yet known were destroyed”.
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