Fire guts Ladipo market, destroys goods worth millions of Naira

Fire gutted some shops in the Ladipo market destroying goods worth millions of Naira.

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The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen today.

He said that the agency received distress calls through its 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at about 00.09hrs concerning the fire outbreak and LASEMA immediately activated the state’s emergency response plans and response team from its Cappa Base.

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Oke-Osanyintolu said that there was no record of injury or loss of life during the incident, adding that valuable goods worth a fortune were destroyed by the inferno.

He said that the goods destroyed include electronics, generating sets, bicycles, auto spare parts, phones, and home appliances.

The permanent secretary said that occupants of the warehouse have been sensitised on the appropriate safety measures to take to prevent a re-occurrence in the future.

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