Fire Destroys Shops at Ikotun Market in Lagos
A fire outbreak has destroyed several shops at Ikotun Market, along Synagogue in Lagos State.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning, with the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirming that it received a distress call at 10:24 am.
The agency said firefighters from its Ejigbo and Isolo fire stations arrived at the scene at 10:36 am to contain the blaze.
Video footage shared by the agency showed damaged structures, collapsed roofing sheets, concrete debris and smoke-filled market stalls as firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.
The cause of the outbreak had yet to be established as of the time of filing this report.
In a separate update, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said no casualty had been recorded at the time of its report.
The agency disclosed that the fire affected traffic movement along the road inward Synagogue, forcing authorities to block the lane and introduce contraflow to ease congestion.
It said, “As a result of the incident, the entire lane inward Synagogue is completely blocked to vehicular movement, and contraflow has been adopted to ease traffic in the axis.”
The fire outbreak came a day after another incident affected the upper floor of a one-storey residential building at No. 9, Ola Market, Adedeji, Itire, in the Surulere area of Lagos.
Firefighters from the Sari Iganmu and Isolo stations responded to the incident, which was contained without any reported casualty.
