Fire razes spare parts shops in Lagos market

Many spare parts shops have been razed in a fire outbreak at Owode Onirin market, along Ikorodu road, Lagos. 

The fire, which broke out Thursday night, was reported to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service at about 7:41pm.

Adeseye Margaret, the director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters made efforts to douse the inferno.

She said no case of injury or death has been recorded so far but a few shops were razed.

Margaret said the cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained.

“The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is presently combating an intense Fire outbreak at Owode Onirin, Ikorodu Road, Lagos,” she said.

“The Fire which was reported at 19:41 hours, Thursday was on arrival met well alight and subdued in record time leaving only few shops affected from among the multitude of the automobile spare parts section of the market.

“There was neither case of injury nor death as damping down of the echelon of Fire continues t bring Firefighting into conclusion.

“The cause of the Fire will subsequently be investigated thereafter.”