Fire Razes Popular Adeniji Adele Market

 Fire Razes Popular Adeniji Adele Market

By Emmanuel Awosika

About 16 shops and 14 kiosks were gutted after a fire broke out at the popular Adeniji Adele market in Lagos today.

Reportedly, the fire had started due to an an electrical power surge and spread rapidly across the market.

Nosa Okunbor, Spokesman for Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, said the fire started in the wee hours of the morning in an unidentified shop.

He indicated that the firefighters were able to salvage goods worth millions of naira.

“Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Team, it was revealed that the inferno emanated from an unknown shop as a result of Electrical/Power surge thereby escalating to other shops on the array line.

“A total number of 16 kiosks and 14 shops were affected by the inferno whilst the rest of the shops were salvaged.

“Properties and goods were salvaged by the Emergency Responders (Federal Fire, LASG Fire, Nigeria Police, and the LASEMA Response Team) as efforts were made to put out the inferno completely,” he said.

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