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Fire Destroys Five-Storey Building in Balogun Market in Lagos

Fire has razed a five-storey building in Balogun Market in Lagos.

 

Truetells Nigeria that a fire has gutted a section of a five-storey building in popular Balogun Market, Lagos Island.

 

This online news platform understands that no causality was recorded in the Balogun market fire incident that occurred Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023

 

Newsone Nigeria reports that the cause and magnitude of the Balogun market fire are yet unknown.

 

Emergency responders, including Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Police, and other security agencies have arrived and cordoned off the area for an effective rescue operation.

 

Confirming the incident, Jubril Gawat, a media aide of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said: “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently attending to a Fire outbreak at the famous Balogun Market which involved the topmost floor of a five storey building.

 

“The Fire is however under control as mitigation are on to limits it spread.”

 

 

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