A fire that broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning at the Ladipo Baale Roundabout Plank Market in Orile-Iganmu, Lagos, destroyed property valued at millions of naira.
No fatalities were reported from the incident, according to Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency.
A portion of the plank market was impacted by the midnight fire.
Further investigation, according to Oke-Osanyitolu, showed that the fire originated from a pile of planks as a result of a power surge and swiftly spread to three more stores in the market.
He said, “No casualties, nor injuries were recorded in the incident. A significant quantity of planks and properties equally worth millions of naira, were salvaged by responders during the operation.
“Collaborative efforts of the responders were able to quickly bring the fire under control before it could spread to more shops.
“The agency’s Response Team and members of the Plank Market Association conducted Public Advocacy on preventive measures, to avoid such incidents in the future.
“LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Nigerian Police Force responded to the emergency.”
