The incident is one of several fire outbreaks recorded in Lagos State in recent days.
Fire on New Year’s Day gutted four electronics shops in Ikotun, Lagos State, destroying all items in the affected part of the market.
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The shops are all located in a building situated beside the GUO Transport Company in Ikotun, where the fire broke out early in the day.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), items destroyed in the fire included washing machines, television sets and power generators.
A man who lives near the building said neighbours were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other parts of the building.
He said the neighbours used much water to try to put out the fire before the Lagos State Fire Service intervened.
The man thanked the firefighters for the role they played in quenching the fire and preventing it from razing the whole building.
“If not for their timely intervention, the whole building would have burnt and the fire would have affected our own,” he said.
He added that he could not ascertain the cause of the fire but suspected a faulty electric circuit.
The area was later cordoned off, while no casualty was recorded.
The incident is one of several fire outbreaks recorded in Lagos State in recent days.
Within the past eight days, the Army Arena Market at Oshodi was also gutted by fire.
The market fire led to the destruction of shops and goods before it was brought under control by firefighters.
