BREAKING: Fire guts five-storey building at popular Balogun Market in Lagos (Video)

A section of a five-storey building at the popular Balogun Market in Lagos Island has been gutted by fire and destroying properties worth millions of naira in the process.

The cause of the inferno which occurred on Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023, could not be ascertained as of press time. Also, there was no causality recorded.

According to an eyewitness, the inferno started at 32 Balogun plaza at about 8 am, where ladies’ shoe dealers are occupying.

Meanwhile, the state emergency responders, including Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Nigeria Police, and a couple of other security agencies have arrived and cordoned off the area for effective rescue operation.

Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, when contacted said the situation had been brought under control as at 10.30 am.

According to Adeseye,” The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are currently attending to a Fire outbreak at the famous Balogun Market which involved the topmost floor of a five-storey building.

“The Fire is however under control as mitigation is on to limit its spread.”

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Another fire outbreak in Balogun street, Balogun market

https://twitter.com/gbogbobigsgirl/status/1640659333204541440?s=20

That’s what happens when you just go ahead to build without a qualified electrical engineer.

APC touts well-done o

dangoteinlaw:
That’s what happens when you just go ahead to build without a qualified electrical engineer.

And what makes you think its not arson

byteem:


And what makes you think its not arson

because a building up to standard will have in place fire hazard facilities.

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Okay

I celebrate and pop champagne 🍾 about bad stories in Nigeria now o

Not my fault

Am tired of Nigerians being sick of repeating same people ruining the country knowing full well what we went through in Buhari's era


A friend of mine in South Africa said if tinubu get more than ten thousand vote in Nigeria it means we Nigerians are sick

God

Condolences

Sanwo olu must visit them and Donate 1 Billion

Again

Kon3 on fire

Balogun and fire

Only GOD keeps you safe

Ok

Noted.

Always balogun market
Government need to investigate the market

It has started

No body should politicize this

Hmm, make I no talk wetin dey my mind shaa.

These things are getting out of hand...
proper investigation should be carried out immediately

Gods speed to dem, I don't want to hear it's the rascality of another ethnic group biko.

When pple source of livelihood was destroyed if it's because your candidate lose that means ur patriotism ends with ur candidate beside no one is immune to problems..

Fire fire in my county county
Give me plenty water to quench d fire


#daddy showey

Again?😂
I hope they got insurance sha.

This is the video
It's quite a pity. Gosh!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxhsA58wqso