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Fire destroys 50 shops in Ladipo market

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

The Nation 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.

A trader, Chukwu Ebuka Ekeneze from Enugu State said that the fire was caused by “gas explosion.”

“The fire was caused by gas; there is a woman who cooks nearby we heard her gas was left on and that lead to the fire outbreak,” he said.

Another aggrieved shop owner, simply known as Emeka said “We got to the shop this morning and found our things burnt; the fire started 3am this morning, we could not salvage anything. My neighbour kept N2 million in his shop but getting here it was all burnt, we picked the money and all we could feel was the ashes. The security men on duty immediately alerted fire fighters, but they arrived the scene around 6am.”

Ifeanyi Maduka said: “Well I can’t give you facts, but judging from all that has happened here since, we cannot ascertain the cause of the fire, this fire started around 2.am. This is typically a business environment; there is no possibility anybody could have been here to ascertain how it started, but some said it began from the electric pole, and giving the fact that there is gas around, it helped the fire to escalate. The information did not get to shop owners until about 5am.”

Mr Nkire Ezeigbo, Public Relations Officer, Ladipo Auto Dealers Association, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire started at about 3.30 a.m. from the Osoro/Akinwumi area of the market.

Mr Felix Okoro, Chairman of the Osoro section of the market, said no casualty was recorded but goods worth millions of naira were consumed by the inferno.

The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe, said his men had responded promptly, adding that the fire was completely put out at 10 a.m.

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