A late-night fire outbreak on Friday has destroyed goods worth millions of naira, at the Hassan Ola Blocks section of the Aguyi Ironsi International Trade Centre, Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market, Mushin, Lagos.
The Friday inferno is the second incident in three months, after the November 2021 gas explosion that claimed the lives of five persons at the Papa Ajao section of the market.
Though there was no report of any casualty, it was learnt that the swift response of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service curtailed the spread of the raging fire from extending to other sections of the market.
The Director of the fire service, Adeseye Margaret, said the incident was reported at 10:54 p.m. on Friday following series of calls, adding that the nearby Isolo Fire Station of the agency swiftly doused the fire.
“Upon arrival, the firemen called for back-up from other Lagos Fire Service locations and other emergency responders.
“It was discovered that the fire rapidly spread across three blocks that housed auto spare parts traders within the market and were aided by combustible substances stored around the affected locations.
“The fire was, however, curtailed from further spread to other blocks through the swift professional intervention of firefighters and other emergency responders.”
She said the situation would demand a thorough and collaborative investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire.
