At least 90 shops and offices were razed in the fire outbreak which also destroyed goods worth millions of naira.
The Lagos
State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that the fire incident
which occurred at Kairo market in Oshodi, Lagos, on Thursday night was caused
by explosives and accelerants.
Director-General
of LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said in a statement released on Friday May 7
that “initial investigations suggest that some form of explosives/ accelerants
were used; indicating some foul play.”
He also said
that fire-fighters from the agency were exposed to violence at the incident
scene, and equipment of the agency were damaged.
The statement
read;
“Members of
the public sabotaged our efforts by cutting our hoses in the middle to save
their individual shops which affected the overall efforts of our personnel and
damage to our equipment.
“Some members
of our team were attacked with several sustaining injuries that required
medical attention."
Osanyitolu
disclosed that the agency has informed relevant authorities including the
Nigeria Police to carry out further investigations on the fire incident.
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