A fire outbreak has destroyed several shops in a storey shopping complex located beside the Ikotun Roundabout area of Lagos State, causing extensive damage to goods and properties worth millions of naira.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Controller General, Margaret Adeseye, noting that firefighters responded promptly after receiving a distress call.
According to Adeseye, the fire affected a shopping complex comprising 24 shops of different sizes, with many of the shops and their contents severely damaged before the blaze was brought under control.
“It is a fire involving a storey building shopping complex consisting of 24 shops of varying sizes. The affected shops and their contents were severely damaged by fire,” she said.
She explained that multiple firefighting units were deployed to tackle the inferno.
“One class A foam branch from Fire Eagle C12 (LFS 89LA), Enigbo, supplemented with water from FFL 008 (LFS 69LA), Isolo, and FFL 001 (LFS 62LA), Ijegun, was deployed to combat the fire,” Adeseye added.
The controller general further disclosed that officers from the Ikotun Police Division were present at the scene to maintain law and order while firefighting operations were ongoing.
The fire service confirmed that the blaze was successfully extinguished, with no casualties recorded.
Adeseye stated that a suspected electrical surge caused by negligence was the likely cause of the fire.
The Ikotun incident occurred barely 72 hours after a similar fire outbreak gutted parts of the Arena Market in the Bolade area of Oshodi. It also comes as emergency responders were still managing the aftermath of a fire that razed the Great Nigeria Insurance Plaza in Lagos.
Authorities have once again urged residents and business owners to observe strict electrical safety measures to prevent recurring fire incidents across the state.
