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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Team, Lagos Fire Service and Federal Fire Service have contained an Ajao Estate market fire outbreak that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday
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The Director-General, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu explained that the Agency received a distress call at 1:59 am via the emergency helpline 767/112 regarding a fire outbreak at Ajao Estate Market, opposite CPM Church, and immediately deployed a team to the location
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"Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that the aforementioned Market was completely engulfed in flames. @LAG_FireService, @lasemasocial and @Fedfireng worked hard to battle the inferno and prevent it from spreading to nearby residential buildings”, he added
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Oke-Osanyintolu stated that the fire, which razed four shops completely, reportedly started in one of the lock-up-shops, in a small shopping mall located just before the Ajao Estate Main Market
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He added that the outbreak, however, recorded no deaths and injuries but destroyed property and goods worth several millions of naira
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He noted that some shop owners attributed the fire outbreak to an electrical power surge and spark which eventually razed parts of the market in the early hours of Wednesday, before it was brought under control
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The Director-General advised Lagosians to engage in safe practices such as switching off all electrical points before the close of business at the end of each day and ensure proper fuel storage
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