Idumota Market Fire: Traders Count Losses After Devastating Blaze
- Traders at Idumota Under-bridge market are facing severe losses after a fire destroyed goods and properties worth millions of Naira
- The blaze, which began late Friday night, rapidly spread through multiple buildings selling car spare parts
- While no casualties were reported, the cause of the fire is still under investigation by authorities
Traders at Idumota Under-bridge market are facing severe losses following a fire disaster in Lagos Island Local Government Area.
The inferno, which began late Friday night, destroyed goods and properties worth millions of Naira.
Idumota market fire destroys properties. Photo credit: Legit NigeriaSource: Original
Fire’s Impact
The fire reportedly started in a shop and rapidly spread to adjoining structures, engulfing multiple buildings used as car spare parts shops.
The Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident.
He stated: “On arrival, we discovered multiple buildings used as shops for sales of car spare parts were found engulfed by fire.”
Response and Investigation
Fortunately, no casualties were recorded, but the destruction of goods and property is extensive.
Dr. Oke-Osanyintolu added that the immediate and remote causes of the fire are still under investigation and will be determined after the firefighting exercise is completed.
“Fortunately, no casualties were recorded at the incident scene but property and goods worth hundreds of millions of naira were destroyed by the inferno.
“The immediate or remote causes of the fire incident were yet to be ascertained. But I can assure you that it will be known after the exercise has been completed”.
Fire Guts Abuja Popular Karu Market
Meanwhile, TheTalk.NG earlier reported that the popular Karu Market in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is on fire.
Traders at the market are still scrambling to salvage what they could. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Officials of the FCT fire service are battling to put off the inferno.
According to The Punch, the fire has destroyed goods worth millions of naira. Firefighters are desperately trying to put out the fire. Amiola Adebayo, the director of the FCT fire service, confirmed the incident to journalists on Thursday, June 27. Adebayo added that the service’s operatives had been deployed to the market.
Source: TheTalk.NG
