An early morning fire is reported to have engulfed a plank market at Odo Eran Bus Stop, Ogba, Ikeja in Lagos State.
Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident to newsmen saying that the fire started at about 3:00am on Sunday.
The cause of the fire is not yet known but eyewitnesses say that officials of the Ikeja and Alausa Fire Stations responded with backup from other emergency responders to put out the raging fire.
Mrs Adeseye Margaret, Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the service received a distress call and swiftly swang into action.
According to her, “The incident which was alerted through the State’s Command and Control portal at 03:37 Sunday wee hours, saw the Ikeja and Alausa Fire Stations responding with backup from other emergency responders due to the intensity and nature of the combustible materials involved in the Fire,” Margaret noted.
She, however, confirmed that no casualty was recorded in the incident.
The fire service assured the public that the strategy being deployed to control the burning rage with copious water and chemical foam compound would not allow it to affect any nearby property or life.
“Although the cause of the Fire is yet to be ascertained as officials of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and others remain on top of the situation and will provide necessary updates as situation demands,” the agency added.
Jubril A. Gawat@Mr_JAGs, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media posted the update on hie verified Twitter handle.
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