A fire has destroyed the top floor of a storey building at No. 9, Ola Market, Adedeji, Itire, in the Surulere area of Lagos State.
No casualties were reported in the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday.
An eyewitness said the fire broke out early in the morning, causing alarm among residents in the neighbourhood.
Confirming the incident, the Director-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said the agency deployed firefighters to the scene after receiving a distress call.
“Following a distress call received at 10:12 hours, firefighters from the Sari Iganmu and Isolo Fire Stations were mobilised and arrived at the scene promptly to combat the fire,” Adeseye stated.