Hyacinth Chinweuba
Plank market Ketu area of Lagos has been gutted by fire in the early hours of Sunday December 27 leaving a number of shops and valuable goods destroyed.
The cause of the fire incident which reportedly started from one part of the market is yet to be ascertained, however, it is evident that there is extensive damage with valuable goods been razed by the outbreak.
The Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the cause of the fire incident is yet to be known, however, “Emergency responders comprising of LASEMA Response Team and the Lagos State Fire Service have curtailed the raging inferno at Ketu Plank Market on Demurin Street, Ketu, Lagos.
“Fortunately, no lives were lost in the inferno which has been brought under control and dampened down Olufemi added.