The Scene of the fire outbreak involving some shops in the ground floor of a three storey building at Gbajumo, Broad Street, Bolagun Market, Lagos .
The Permanent Secretary,LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, just issued a statement on the further activities of Lagos State Emergency Agency and collaborative efforts of Lasema elite fire, Lagos fire, Federal fire, and UBA fire with other secondary stakeholders; the fire that started around 1:33 am in midnight on Thursday, had been curtailed and localised within the area.
He said that presently, Lasema and other responders are moving closer to the affected structure for total elimination of the fire.
However, the challenge has been that the access roads are blocked due to the heavy presence of shops that have made it impossible for pedestrians.
Hence, Lasema shall be moving in with the Agency Heavy Excavator for clearing that will pave the way for total elimination of the fire.
Finally, it’s important to stress that concerted efforts on going to sustain the localisation of the fire pending the arrival of the Excavator.
Further updates to follow
