Some shops at the popular Alaba international market, Ojo, Lagos have reportedly been gut by fire.
The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margaret, made this known in an emergency alert via their Twitter handle on Friday.
The alert read, “Report reaching Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service indicates shops at the popular Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos are on Fire. However, Fire Crew from Ojo, Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle are being turned back by angry mobs from performing their statutory duty but presently on standby.
“The agency is consequently collaborating wth Security Agents to address it.”
Details later…