Fire guts Ikotun Market alongside Synagogue axis in Lagos

Several retailers have been destroyed by fireplace at Ikotun Market, alongside the Synagogue axis of Lagos State, as firefighters labored to carry the inferno beneath management on Sunday morning.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service disclosed in a submit on its official X deal with that it acquired a misery name reporting the incident at 10:24 a.m.

According to the company, firefighting groups from the Ejigbo and Isolo fireplace stations arrived on the market 12 minutes later, at about 10:36 a.m., and instantly started efforts to comprise the blaze.

Footage launched by the service confirmed in depth injury to the affected retailers, with burnt constructions, collapsed steel roofing, scattered concrete particles and thick smoke seen throughout the market. Firefighters have been additionally seen transferring by way of the broken sections to place out the flames.

In a separate replace, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, mentioned no casualty had been recorded, whereas efforts to fully extinguish the hearth continued.

“There is no casualty recorded at the moment,” the company mentioned, including that “concerted efforts are ongoing to completely extinguish the fire.”

LASTMA additional introduced that the complete lane inward Synagogue had been closed to visitors due to the incident, with a contraflow association launched to ease motion alongside the affected route.