Fire severely damaged 3 stores while 8 others are slightly affected at a section of Oke Aarin Market of Ebute Ero, Lagos Island.

This was disclosed today by the Acting Head, Lagos State Fire Service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye while addressing journalists on the Fire incident.

“The Fire which was alerted at 1007hours was attended by the
Sari Iganmu Fire Station of Lagos State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, LASEMA and the Police.”

Adeseye informed that the Fire involved 11 containerized Store used to stored Catering materials and accessories along with other groceries.

According to the Fire boss the stores went up in flame without any external aggression as that section of the market is not connected to electricity and nobody is believed to be around as the shops are closed for Sunday break.

Mrs Adeseye further said that efforts is ongoing to ascertain the remote cause of the Fire, the immediate cause could be linked to heat generated from inappropriate stacking of goods.

Dosunmu Jamiu,
Head, Public Affairs Unit,
Lagos State Fire Service.