An early morning fire has destroyed 17 shops at Sabo Market in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The fire broke out at about 1:10 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA).
Olawale Afolabi, the agency’s spokesperson, explained in a statement that preliminary investigations indicated that the fire started in one of the shops before spreading to adjoining stalls.
He stated that the immediate cause was suspected to be an electrical surge, as the fire reportedly broke out while power supply was active.
Emergency responders from LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service quickly moved to the scene and contained the fire before it could spread to other sections of the market.
