Fire Razes Parts Of Balogun Market In Lagos

An early morning fire engulfed parts of the popular Balogun market in the island area of Lagos on Thursday morning leaving goods and property worth millions in ashes. 

The cause of the fire in Balogun Market is unknown at the time of filing this report.

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Many of the traders cried about the million naira worth of goods that they had stocked up for end-of-year sales before the fire incident occurred.

The cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

It was gathered that many traders selling clothes and bags were most hit.

One of the affected traders at the popular Lagos market, identified simply as Iya Akande, broke down in tears while narrating the incident.

She lamented that some of them took loans to purchase goods ahead of Christmas and the New Year.

“I just came to the market to open my shop and saw many traders crying. I looked up and saw that our goods have been gutted by fire.

“We are in trouble. Many of us took loans to get goods so that we can make much profit during this festive period.”

Asked to estimate the amount of goods burnt, she said, “millions”.

Various efforts to reach officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency proved abortive.

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