This was proudly announced by the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his Twitter handle on Sunday evening.
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Though the fire had been put out as at press time, the level of damage was massive following the intensity of the fire
The area, popular for being the trading zone for spare parts dealers in Lagos State, is already in panic mode
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat and other State functionaries, including the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, Commissioner for Special duty, Bamgbose- Martins, Special Adviser, Urban Development, Hon. Ganiyu Adele Ayuba, Special Adviser, GIS and Physical Planning, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development as well as General Manager, LASEMA Dr. Femi Oke- Osanyintolu arrived at the scene promptly to muster help for people trapped in the collapsed building.
Nosa Okunbor, Head, Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Its Corporate Relations Director, iola Graham-Douglas, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos following reports of the fire outbreak.
The Director-General, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known after the LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire Service and other agencies put out the fire which started at 2pm
The incident occurred on Tuesday
The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, gave the warning in a statement on Saturday
Oke-Osanyintolu made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria after putting out the fire, which lasted for some hours on Friday in Lagos
Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Coordinator, Lagos Territorial Office, NEMA, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
A resident who called for help said attempts to reach the Lagos State Fire Service had been fruitless
The fire, according to the outcome of preliminary investigations conducted at the incident site, resulted from an electrical surge in one of the shops before escalating to other parts of the plaza
The inferno, which began around 2pm, caught the attention of residents within the area who then alerted the Lagos State Fire Service in Alausa, Ikeja
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has commiserated with victims of Balogun Market fire disaster in Lagos, expressing concern over ”repeated Market Fires” in the country.
This has led to the diversion of traffic to the inward bound lane of perhaps the busiest expressway in the country.
However, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency could only confirm two dead as at press time
This followed the activities of vandals who were said to have ruptured a pipeline
The Lagos State Government has appointed Margret Adeseye as the Acting Director of the Lagos State Fire Service.
Though officials of the Lagos State Fire Service and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency are said to be on ground, traffic has built up considerably, with motorists advised to seek alternative routes in the interim