A midnight blazing inferno ravaged famed Ladipo Plank Market Amukoko on the Iganmu Road, Orile, region of Lagos State, destroying several products and property worth millions of naira.
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, LASEMA, is a man of many talents. Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyitolu confirmed that there was no reported loss of life in the incident.
According to Oke-Osanyitolu, “The agency responded to distress calls and arrived at the above scene of the incident to discover that the plank market was being gutted by fire.
“Fortunately, there is no loss of life. However, goods and property yet to be enumerated have been destroyed due to the inferno.”
Though, the cause of the fire could not be ascertained at the moment, eyewitness said it started around 12:30am in the main market.
LASEMA and Lagos State fire service and Federal fire service as at 6.am were still battling to put out the raging fire, while rescue operation continues.
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Fire outbreak at Ladipo plank market along orile Iganmu road Amukoko LagosPlease help tag @Fedfireng
It’s still burning till now pic.twitter.com/glnDsVJI3W
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