Lagos fires destroy goods worth millions of naira in Ikorodu, Surulere

Two separate fire outbreaks in the Ikorodu and Surulere areas of Lagos State have destroyed goods and property worth millions of naira, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has reported. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday. According to him, the first incident occurred in the early hours of Monday at Adamo Bus Stop, Ikorodu, where a fire suspected to have resulted from faulty electrical wiring spread from a hairdressing shop to neighbouring shops. Oke-Osanyintolu said three shops were affected in the incident, with goods and other property worth millions of naira destroyed.