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Dozens of shops at the popular Alaba International market in Lagos State have been reported gutted by fire with traders losing goods and other property worth millions of naira to the inferno in the state.

In a bid to save their goods, the traders, it was learnt, have resolved to source water on their own to put out the fire after all efforts to get officials of the Lagos State fire service to the scene proved abortive.

During the process, atleast one person was gathered to have suffered severe burns and have been rushed to a private hospital where the traders believed would adequate medical care could be received.

As gathered, the fire that disrupted commercial activities within the market in Ojo Local Government started on Friday from a shop where gas cylinders were stored before spreading to other parts.

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Emergency Alert!

Report reaching Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service indicates shops at the popular Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos are on Fire. However, Fire Crew from Ojo, Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle are being turned back by angry mobs from performing their statutory duty but fire fighting trucks are presently on standby.

The agency is consequently collaborating wth Security Agents to address it.

Adeseye Margaret
Director
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
May 5, 2023

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Watch as they will stil blame yoruba, sanwo olu and tinubu, for someone carelessness. But wil kip quiet about d 3 policemen killed in their region...
Anyways, tank God, no life was lost..

This is bad, goods worth millions gone for nothing. 😭

The place should be turned into a park anyway. Very dirty environment.

They will soon pin it on the yorubas...awon apoda

Some people go dey happy now

I’m not surprised but why can’t they develop this Alaba the way their coco leader developed the island 😂

This is very bad, I pray God provides for those that have lost one or two things due to the cause of the fire. Its well!

My own is that no one resides in his enemies house. Leave it or take it.

Too bad 😤😤😤
Hope they have insurance.

Should there be a store storing gas cylinders in the midst of a market like that?

That is too risky.

This is really sad. Many traders in that particular complex will have to start from scratch.

Another Terrible News

IyaebeTheGreat:
This is bad, goods worth millions gone for nothing. 😭

No peace for the slanderous beings, that is all I know

I see Nairalanders trying to tribalize this incident.

This I have seen.

We need malls and real shops...time to tear all these shops down. Sell the new shops on credit and build cheaper safe alternatives with ambulance and fire station next to the markets

nairalandkachy1:

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U dey drink my water, eat my food, making wealth on my land still dey wish me bad.....lol, na u go die laslas

No animal should quote me cus I didn't mention any body name or tribe. Fulls

Very sad, this was predicted since election time.

Watch the sadists with less than 50k in their accounts gloat as investments worth millions are burnt

Today?

It's never easy to lose one's investment, and no insurance in this country. I hope they stand strong...

tonicyril:
They will soon pin it on the yorubas...awon apoda

You just said it.

These people will always cry victim.

OGIBRA:
Watch as they will stil blame yoruba, sanwo olu and tinubu, for someone carelessness. But wil kip quiet about d 3 policemen killed in their region...
Anyways, tank God, no life was lost..

You for just keep quiet, it's sad to see how tribalistic this forum has become. Nairaland used to be so much fun back in those days but now it's becoming sickening to see mad people have invaded this place.

So painful. Sorry for them. Millions gone just like that

This is so so sad 😢
My heart goes out to those affected. May God restore all they lost.

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What wrong with igbo man brain?.
YOU MEAN YOU IGBO TRADE UNION for alaba international CANNOT HAVE TWO STANDBY FIRE FIGHTING TRUCKS STATIONED AT YOUR MARKET IN ALABA.
SORRY O! YOUR VILLAGE PPL NO LET UNA THINK WELL FOR LAGOS NA.
GREEDY AND SELFISH PEOPLE.

tonicyril:
They will soon pin it on the yorubas...awon apoda

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Hate go ruin you

OGIBRA:
Watch as they will stil blame yoruba, sanwo olu and tinubu, for someone carelessness. But wil kip quiet about d 3 policemen killed in their region...
Anyways, tank God, no life was lost..

It's in their DNA to always blame their sorry miserable low life existence on others. They are incapable of taking responsibility for anything. It must be someone else's fault.

Before anyone brings tribe into it. The causes of fire in most 9ja markets are storing inflammables in the shops, gas cylinders, closeness of generators and their wiring. It seems we as Nigerians are not interested in standard best practices. Shame