A huge fire resulting from a suspected power surge, on Saturday, January 16, destroyed 12 shops at Ijesha area of Surulere in Lagos, Insidenaija reports.

The Ag. Head, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, made the disclosure while responding to inquiries about the incident, which occurred around 6.30pm.

“A distress call was received from 1, Market Road, Ijesha Street, Surulere, at about 18:31hrs today. Isolo and Bolade Fire Stations were promptly detailed to rescue the situation and they completely put out the fire at the incident scene,” Adeseye said.

She further explained that on arrival at the location, the firefighters discovered that the 12 shops, which were attached to a residential building, had been severely burnt.
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While disclosing that investigations are ongoing to establish the cause of the fire, Mrs. Adeseye stated that no injury nor death was recorded and the fire was completely extinguished around 21:03hrs.

She urged Lagosians to remain cautious with the use of electrical gadgets and ensure qualified electrical engineers are engaged to fix faults to forestall such occurrences in future.

Source: https://insidenaija.com.ng/huge-fire-engulfs-ijesha-market-surulere-lagosphotos-video/

Cc: Lalasticlala, Mnd44, Dominique

Dear Lord!!! People smoking should please be mindful of how they despose their nonsense

Harmattan is here again

E be things

First News wey i see dis morning.....


Govt should innovate the shops and compesate those affected......

Na somebori juju, I will say no more. If you know you know

Olunmercy56:
Dear Lord!!! People smoking should please be mindful of how they despose their nonsense

madam calm before fela people come be for your head

Olunmercy56:
Dear Lord!!! People smoking should please be mindful of how they despose their nonsense

You must not comment... We have no such rules here.

In this January?

Lord have mercy. This is bad news for business folks out there.

Govt wan build modern market

Power surge. Who's to be held accountable for the inferno

Oh noooo!
Not again.

Your country is cursed and you have no one to tell you

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Oh noooo!
Not again.

KEEP SHUT!

NO LONG SENSELESS EPISTLE TODAY?

May God help them recover

Nigeria markets and fire �

Gbeese

Uh oh

Donspicey:
First News wey i see dis morning.....

Govt should innovate the shops and compesate those affected......

Never happening in a failed State as this one.

gbese re

Virtually all Nigerian markets have experienced this disaster atleast once

Abeg who fit help me commot from this country?
I promise I go dey pay small small

This life hard

Damn

southniyikaye:
Abeg who fit help me commot from this country?
I promise I go dey pay small small

so you wan comot on instalment abi? let me introduce you to Arsenal board I think they can handle your case the way they take Pepe on pay small small and thank me later.�

May God take absolute control