A devastating fire has gutted the Oko Baba plank market in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are currently attending to the fire outbreak. An X user, Adedeji Olalekan, shared updates on the incident, tweeting, “Okobaba Street is on Read More…
A fire has destroyed 250 shanties, 200 makeshift buildings and 40 sawmilling machines at Oko-Oba in Lagos. The fire which broke out on Wednesday was confirmed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator (Southwest) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). He said the fire began at 11.40 a.m. but was put out by the combined Read More…