Fire destroys 50 shops in Ladipo market

 

ABOUT 50 shops were destroyed by fire at Ladipo Auto Spares Market, Mushin, Lagos.

Goods, particularly assorted vehicles spare parts, were burnt at the Osoro section of the market.

we learnt that the fire that started around 2am was caused by gas explosion.

Another source said it was caused by the irregularity of power supply.

The traders were shocked when they got there in the morning, lamenting loss of goods worth millions of naira.

“Most of the stalls were constructed direct­ly under the high ten­sion cable which runs through the market. We didn’t record any casu­alty.
“The fire was cur­tailed from spreading to other shops.
“The fire was put out, but, our men will re­main on ground to fore­stall further outbreak.
“Lagos State Fire Services, the agency’s emergency response team and police officers from Mushin are still on ground,” he said.
Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe also con­firmed that no life was lost in the inferno.
He disclosed that im­mediately they got a distress call, his men responded promptly and added that the fire was completely put out at about 10:00am
Mr Nkire Ezeigbo, Public Relations Offi­cer, Ladipo Auto Deal­ers Association, con­firmed to Daily Sun that the fire started from the Osoro-Akinwumi axis of the market.
Mr Felix Okoro, Chairman of the Osoro section of the market, also reiterated that no casualty was recorded but lamented that goods worth millions of naira were consumed by the inferno.
The distressed chair­man noted that some goods were offloaded from containers shortly before the fire incident and added that it was a huge calamity to befall traders in that section of the market.