A fierce fire late Friday night devastated car spare parts shops in Ebute-Ero, Lagos Island, causing millions of naira in property damage.

Reports indicate that the fire ignited around 11 p.m., causing extensive destruction but fortunately, there were no recorded fatalities before rescue teams arrived on the scene. Emergency responders, including the Federal and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , LASEMA, and the Nigeria Police, were deployed to control the blaze.

Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA and Director of the Lagos State Fire Service, confirmed the incident.

“Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response team, it was found that multiple buildings used as shops for car spare parts were engulfed in flames at the specified location” Oke-Osanyintolu stated.

“Fortunately, no casualties were reported at the scene, and there were no injuries.

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“The inferno destroyed properties and goods valued at hundreds of millions of naira. The rescue team collaborated effectively to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby buildings.

“The law enforcement agencies present implemented crowd control measures to ensure safety at the incident site.”

As of 8 a.m. today, efforts to completely extinguish the fire were still in progress, and a dampening down operation had begun to eliminate any remaining hotspots.

At the time of this report, the exact causes of the fire had yet to be determined.

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