Fire razes textile shops in Lagos

An early Saturday fire has razed down a three-storey commercial building housing several shops stocked with textile materials.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service disclosed this in a statement issued by its Controller General, Margaret Adeseye.

According to the agency, the incident occurred at about 3:15am at a building located on Oyabiyi Street, opposite the NLC office in Tejuosho, Yaba, where shops stocked with textile materials were engulfed by fire.

Firefighters from Somolu, Ilupeju and Sari Iganmu stations were swiftly deployed to the scene and succeeded in containing the blaze, preventing it from spreading to adjoining buildings.

“The building, which housed shops and stores containing stacked textile materials, was engulfed by fire,” the statement read.

The agency noted that the prompt response helped to bring the situation under control without any reported casualties.

It added that the incident formed part of two separate overnight fire outbreaks recorded across the state.

The second happened at Tower Aluminium Village in Dopemu, Agege, where offices and stores were affected.

“In both incidents, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service ensured that the fires were contained without escalation,” the statement added.