Popular Adeniji Adele Market in Lagos Island has been gutted by fire.
The fire is reported to have started at about 3:00am this morning. The reports say it was ignited by an electric spark from one of the shops.
The flames quickly spread to other of the market razing 14 shops and 16 kiosks. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it got a distress call at about 3:15am.
The call according to him ws received via its toll free line: 767/112.
The Director General of the Agency, Femi Oke-Osanyantolu confirmed the incident and said that Fire fighters and rescuers were immediately dispatched to the scene to combat the raging flames.
Also speaking on behalf of LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, spokesperson of the agency said that:
“Upon arrival of the LASEMA response team, it was discovered that the inferno emanated from an unknown shop as a result of electric power surge thereby escalating to other shops on the array line.
“A total number of 16 kiosks and 14 shops were affected by the inferno whilst the rest of the shops were salvaged.
Okunbor added that properties and goods in the market were salvaged by the emergency responders comprising federal and Lagos fire services, Nigeria Police and the LASEMA officials.
“Efforts were made to put out the inferno completely,” Nosa Okunbor said.
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