UPDATED: Eight shops destroyed as fire guts Apongbon market in Lagos

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There was a fire incident in Apongbon Under Bridge Market in Lagos on Sunday.

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said eight shops were destroyed by the fire outbreak.According to him, upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team to the scene of the incident at 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, it was revealed that the fire emanated from one of the containerised stores in the market.

He said the incident happened a few minutes after 10 a.m. on Sunday, saying that the cause of the fire, which spread into other shops, could not be ascertained.“Efforts by the Lagos State Fire Service and LASEMA Response Team to combat the inferno were successful.He, however, said the fire-fighting operations had been concluded while recovery and post-fire assessment were ongoing.

 

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Lagos again why fire everywhere

This is so ungodly........why will you be burning someone's els sweat just for you to get Richer?

Somebody is burning our markets and nobody is talking?

Not again

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