A shopping Mall on Ligali Ayorinde Street in Victoria Island, Lagos state has been gutted by fire.
It was gathered that the inferno started in the early hours of Wednesday in one of the shops where combustible items such as tyres and car batteries were stored.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA South-West Coordinator, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed the incident, said the cause of the inferno which lasted for hours is yet to be ascertained.
“The fire incident happened at a shopping centre but it has been handled by Federal and state fire services,” he said.
Farinloye added that an investigation was ongoing and the report would be made available upon completion.
Cases of fire outbreaks are common in Nigeria’s commercial capital.
On April 13, a fire incident occurred in the Maryland area of Lagos that made people to panic.
The incident caused gridlock in the area as passengers, residents and passers-by scampered to safety.
