Fire guts shopping mall in Lagos in some minutes ago
A shopping mall at Ligali Ayorinde junction, Victoria Island, Lagos, was early Wednesday gutted by fire. In a trending video clip on social media, firefighters are seen trying to put out the fire. The Lagos Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. He said the fire had been put out through combined efforts by Federal and Lagos State fire services. “The fire incident happened at a shopping centre but it has been handled by Federal and state fire services,” Farinloye said. On the possible cause for the incident, the NEMA Lagos Coordinator said an investigation was ongoing and the report would be made available upon completion. The PUNCH had on April 13, 2022, reported how a fire incident in the Maryland area of Lagos caused pandemonium . It was learnt that the incident caused gridlock in the area as passengers, residents and passers-by scampered to safety. “We don’t have a detailed record of the...
