Breaking: Fire Guts Idumota Market

By Akinwale Kasali

The popular Maola Shopping Mall in the Ebute Ero Market in Idumota, Lagos State has been gutted by fire.

There was pandemonium as fire broke out, destroying some shops and valuables.

Although it is not yet clear what led to the fire, some shops at the shopping mall were affected.

Confirming the incident, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders had curtailed the fire, adding that no casualty was recorded.

Oke-Osanyitolu said an emergency response by LASEMA and the Lagos State Fire Service put off the fire from spreading further.

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