…….Properties worth billions of naira destroyed as fire razes Olaleye market
Joy Anyim
A driver of a wine coloured Toyota Corolla car, has reportedly died, following an early morning accident on Saturday, at Ikota, along Lekki-Epe Expressway.
It was gathered that the car with registration No. FJK 353 GC, was rammed by a truck from behind while on motion.
According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the car hit the culvert following the impact of the collision, killing the driver, and injured two others.
A statement by the Head of Public Affairs, LASEMA, Nosa Okunbor, said: “Upon arrival at the incident scene, it was observed that a wine colored Toyota Corolla car with registration no. FJK-353GC was involved a Road Traffic Collision.
“Investigation carried out at the scene revealed that while the Toyota car was on motion, an unidentified Truck ran into it from behind.
“Upon this impacts, the Toyota car rammed into the roadside culvert. The unidentified truck fled the scene immediately the incident occured.
“An adult male lost his life as a result of the incident and 2 adult males reportedly taken rushed to the hospital before the arrival of responders to the scene.
“The car has been recovered to a nearby layby whilst the fatality has been extricated with aid of the Light Rescue Equipments and bagged as the LASEMA Response Team awaits SEHMU for transfer of the commodity to the morgue.”
In another development, LASEMA a fire at Olaleye market in Shomolu, Bariga, has razed goods and properties worth billions of naira.
It was also learnt that the agency’s fire unit and officers of the Federal Fire Service are presently battling to curtail it’s spread to proximal buildings.
Okunbor further stated that though no lives were lost to the inferno, nor injuries sustained, efforts are ongoing to ensure that the fire does not cause further havoc as properties.
“LASEMA Response Team received a distress call from control room as regards a fire outbreak at the aforementioned location and immediately deployed to the incident scene.
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“Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that Olaleye Market located at Shomolu was gutted by fire.
“However investigation is currently ongoing to ascertain cause of fire.
“Lagos State Fire Service, LRU fire and the Federal Fire Service are currently battling the inferno and preventing it from spreading to other residential buildings
“No life was lost and no injuries sustained, but properties and goods worth several billions of naira is currently being razed down by the inferno, ” he said.
