Barely two months after a policeman and several goods valued at millions of Naira, went up in flames at Balogun market, a section of the popular market on Lagos Island, is reportedly on fire again.
The raging inferno was said to have started in the early hours of Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Fire outbreak at Balogun Market Lagos island <a href=”https://t.co/lIx9Dk76HJ”>pic.twitter.com/lIx9Dk76HJ</a></p>— Engr Sansee (@Suncivil_) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Suncivil_/status/1222453172796645377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>January 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Some Parts of Balogun, Lagos Island is on Fire again … 3 Buildings at the same time .. Our Emergency Agencies have been mobilized to the scene … Once again, The dry season is very harsh … Ensure u follow safety procedures properly (4th pic) <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForAGreaterLagos?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#ForAGreaterLagos</a> <a href=”https://t.co/Ju58ILg5eq”>pic.twitter.com/Ju58ILg5eq</a></p>— Jubril A. Gawat (@Mr_JAGs) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Mr_JAGs/status/1222454506560114688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>January 29, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
While the cause of the incident cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report, traders in the market and other residents of the area, have called on the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), and other government agencies to come to their aid.