The fire according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue
Service originated on the first floor and has now reached the fourth floor.
“A warehouse in a 14-storey building is on fire. The fire
originated on the first floor and has now reached the fourth floor,” the
Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said in
a statement.
No casualty has been recorded thus far.
While emergency workers are in the area, the cause of the
fire, which is feared to have destroyed goods worth millions, is yet to be
disclosed as of the time of this report.
Minutes after the inferno, some traders stormed the place
and were captured trying to salvage some of their goods and other valuables.
But rescue workers are at the scene trying to put out the
fire.
*Situation Update:* Ongoing Firefighting operations
— Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (@LagosRescue) January 21, 2024
*In Attendance:* Ebute Elefun and Sari Iganmu Fire Stations on-scene
*Supposed Cause:* Cause yet to be determined
*Casualty:* None
*Margaret Adeseye*
Director
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
January 21, 2023
Fire outbreaks are not new in markets in Nigeria. In
November, an inferno affected the popular Ladipo Market in the country’s
commercial capital. Most of the incidents have been blamed on electrical surges
and poor market structures which make it easy for the fire to spread.
Late response from emergency officials and lack of
firefighting facilities have in the past hampered the fight against fires
especially in public places.