Fire Guts Hair Wig Store In Lagos Market
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A fire incident occurred at 48 Breadfruit Street, Apongbon, Lagos Island on Monday as a result of “careless handling of a generator.”
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the fire, which originated from the second floor of the three-storey building housing various hair wigs, began at 12.24 pm on Monday.
The LSFRS also disclosed that no casualty was reported from the incident.
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A statement by the agency’s Director, Margaret Adeseye, read, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has initiated a comprehensive operation to contain a fire outbreak at 48 Breadfruit Street, Apongbon, Lagos, which began at approximately 12:24hrs on Monday.
“The blaze, originating from the second floor of a three-storey building primarily housing various hair wigs, prompted a swift and coordinated response from multiple fire crews, including those stationed at Ebute Elefun, Sari Iganmu, Dolphin, and Alausa of the agency, as well as the Federal Fire Service.
“Despite challenges posed by the difficult terrain and heightened concerns among traders, the fire has been successfully extinguished, preventing its spread to adjacent property and salvaging what remains of the affected structure.
“There have been no reported casualties, and the cause of the fire is attributed to careless handling of a generator.”
Fire outbreak at the Cosmetics, Hair Attachment section at Issah Williams Street, off Breadfruit Street, Balogun Market which affected 20 built-up shops, 3 warehouses and 16 attachments in a Three Storey building gutted by Fire which started at about 12 noon was estimated to have affected about 86 traders altogether.
Though, no one could give information on the exact cause of the fire but leadership of the traders decried filling a building with too many power generators that the traders use during the day.
Alhaja Kemi Gbajumo
Iya Oloja Hair Attachment and Cosmetics section and Baba Oja of Breadfruit Balogun market Prince Adewunmi Balogun
Who were present at the scene expressed sadness over the losses incurred.
Many of the traders restocked their shops recently through Bank facilities and will be very difficult for them to recover from the losses in good time as there is no insurance coverage facilities bought the traders.
