Some shops in the ground floor of a three storey building at popular Balogun market, Broad Street, on Lagos Island again was on fire at about 01:33am on Thursday, the fire incident started at midnight.
The cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
We gathered that no casualty or injury recorded at the scene of the incident .
According to the Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu “The Agency responded to distress calls concerning the above incident and upon arrival at the scene of the incident, a fire outbreak involving some shops in the ground floor of a three storey building was encountered. The cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained.
“Fortunately no casualty was involved in the incident.
“The Agency’s response team alongside two Lagos State fire service trucks, two LRU fire trucks and Police are presently at the incident working together to subdue the inferno.
“Operation still on going at the Scene of the incident,he said”.
This fire incident is happening three months after a fire broke out at the same Balogun market with several goods worth millions lost.
