The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained but
preliminary investigations showed the fire started from a shopping mall close
to the market before spreading into the market. Some adjourning houses were
also affected by the fire outbreak.
Men of the Lagos Fire Service Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency LASEMA are on ground working to put out the fire.
The spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management
Agency, Nosa Okunbor, who spoke to newsmen, said the fire started at about 1am
today. He added that no casualty has been recorded yet.
“There is a fire outbreak there. It started around 1am but
we are there already. From all indications, the Ajao Main Market has a small
shopping mall and from what we gathered, the fire started from the shopping
mall and extended to the main market and affected some adjoining buildings.
But the LASEMA Response Team and other stakeholders,
including the Lagos State Fire Service and the police are already on ground to
quell the fire. No casualty has been recorded for now.” Okunbor said
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