No fewer than 11 shops were destroyed in a fire that engulfed Alayabiagba Market at Boundary, Ajegunle area of Lagos State.

It was learnt that the fire started from a gas retailer’s shop where gas cylinders of various sizes were stored, as a result of gas leakage from one of the cylinders before spreading to other shops.

According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, in a statement on Tuesday, said properties worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno.

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“In response to distress calls via the 767/112 Toll Free Emergency numbers at 0920hrs, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, activated its response team from Onipanu Base.

“Upon arrival of the Eagle response team at the incident scene by 0937hrs, it was observed that some shops at the Alayabiagba market were engulfed by fire.

“Investigations conducted revealed that the explosion originated from a gas retailer’s shop where gas cylinders of various sizes were stored, as a result of gas leakage from one of the cylinders before spreading to other shops in the aforementioned location.

“Collaborative efforts of the cobra team with the fire men at the scene has contained the fire and prevented it from spreading to adjoining buildings. The fire has been extinguished.

“A total of 11 shops were affected by the fire as analysed below; 2 shops of gas retailer shops; 9 others selling clothes, phones, PVC pipes, daily needs; Properties worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno.”

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