A woman collapsed on Tuesday while attempting to put out a raging fire at Dosunmu Market in the Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State. SaharaReporters earlier reported that four buildings were razed by the fire. Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), in a statement on Tuesday, said the agency received a distress call around 11 am on Tuesday. Oke-Osanyintolu said no death or injury was recorded at the scene of the fire outbreak.
At least 18 shops were razed by an inferno that was caused by a gas tanker on Tuesday night at Agbado Road, Iju Ishaga, Lagos State. A press statement issued by Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the fire incident started around 10pm after a gas tanker "accidentally caught Fire and accompanied with an explosion." The statement added the fire later moved to the other side of the street with the aid of one of the gas cylinders located there.
A fire incident has destroyed some shanties at Ikate around Salem Bus Stop in Lekki, Lagos, late on Monday. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency