Again, fire guts popular Balogun market, goods worth millions of Naira destroyed

 Building being gutted by fire at popolar Balogun market today, March 3, 2015: Pix by Mega StarNews

Barely two months after an early morning fire gutted about 50 lockup shops and five buildings, destroying property and goods worth millions of naira at the extension of the popular Balogun Market in Lagos Island, this afternoon, Monday 2 March, again, fire disaster has visited the same Balogun Market this afternoon as another building is being razed down by fire.

The cause of the fire which started around 12 noon still remains unknown but men of the fire service are currently there working to put off the fire.

The inferno is about spreading to the other buildings besides the 3-storey building.

Luckily, no life has been reported lost.

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Traders lose N30bn worth of goods to Balogun fire

Traders at the Balogun market in Lagos Island have been counting their losses following the early morning fire outbreak on Monday, claiming they lost goods worth N30 billion.

In separate interviews, the traders revealed that about 11 containers containing bags, shoes and clothing materials had just been off loaded into some of the shops that were razed.

Mrs Kadiri Kareem, an attendant in one of the shops, said that her employer had goods worth N27 billion in his containers.