N100m goods destroyed in Balogun Market fire

Some shop owners in a five-storey shopping plaza on 32 Gbajuro Street, Balogun Market, Lagos, wept profusely yesterday when fire razed the building. 

Some of the traders said they lost goods worth about N100 million to the inferno. Those whose shops were not yet affected, were struggling salvage their goods.
The Babaloja, Alhaji Tajudeen Baale, said over 200 shops were burnt where shoes and rubber products were stored.
 Baale said the disaster resulted from a spark owing to a surge in electricity supply.
According to him, incidentally, the owner of the shop where the fire started had not arrived at the market then. The fire spread to other shops. He said: “You can see the five-storey shoe plaza building up in flames. Over 200 shops are inside there. 
This has been a recurrent situation in this market. We urge Governor Akinwumi Ambode to build a fire service station in this market. This will enable fire service men to respond promptly when such cases arise.”
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