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Fire on Tuesday night gutted several warehouse plazas at Taiwo line on Lagos Island.
The incident came hours after another fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, also on Lagos Island.
Eyewitnesses told The Nation that the fire, which started around 8:00 pm, spread rapidly across five plazas as traders and passersby struggled to salvage their goods.
Panic gripped nearby shop owners, who rushed to evacuate their wares to prevent further losses.
One of the plazas was said to have been completely razed, while others remained engulfed in flames as at press time.
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Emergency responders, including officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, policemen and operatives of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, were on ground battling the inferno.
They were, however, yet to issue an official statement.
A trader, Mariam, recounted the incident: “We just saw smoke coming out, then flames followed. People were running everywhere. Millions have been lost in the fire. One person I know just posted the goods he bought this morning, and now the whole plaza is gone. He lost everything. I was leaving for home when it started. We thought it would be contained quickly, but it kept spreading. I had to move all my goods to another place entirely. Two fire trucks have already exhausted their water, and the fire is still raging.”
Residents and traders expressed fears that the fire could spread further if not urgently contained.
Details shortly…
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