Fire caused by electrical surge destroys 17 shops at Lagos market

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has attributed the occurrence that gutted portion of Sabo Market successful Ikorodu successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday to a suspected electrical surge.

The bureau disclosed this successful a connection issued by its Head of Public Affairs, Afolabi Olawale, noting that the incidental occurred astatine astir 1:10 a.m.

According to LASEMA, exigency responders from its Tiger Squad, moving successful collaboration with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, swiftly mobilised to the scene, wherever they recovered a enactment of marketplace stalls engulfed successful flames.

Preliminary investigations indicated that the occurrence originated successful 1 of the shops earlier rapidly spreading to adjoining stores. The bureau said the blaze was believed to person been triggered by an electrical surge during nationalist powerfulness supply.

LASEMA stated that the punctual effect of exigency unit prevented the occurrence from extending to different sections of the marketplace and adjacent buildings.

The bureau confirmed that 17 retired of the 32 shops successful the affected conception were destroyed, with goods including provisions, groceries, nutrient items and different valuables mislaid successful the inferno.

Despite the extended harm to property, nary fatalities oregon injuries were recorded during the incident.

It added that the remaining shops and surrounding parts of the marketplace were successfully protected...