• Oct 30 23
• Local

Fire guts structures at Lagos market

Fire at the weekend gutted three three-storey buildings and adjoining structures at a market at Dosunmu Street on Lagos Island.

The inferno started around 8:50pm.

The cause of the fire was unknown at press time.

Head, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said in a statement that goods including key lock/cylinder, decoration fittings, Christmas items, among others worth millions of naira were destroyed.

She said the timely intervention of firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to top floors of the buildings.