Twin fires ravage busy market in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos

Published
Nigerian firefighters were battling two fires that broke out almost simultaneously Tuesday at a busy market in central Lagos, the country’s largest city and commercial center.

Balogun Market, where the fires erupted, is one of Nigeria’s largest textile markets.

“We have split our team in two to fight both fires,” Ganiyu Olayiwola, head of the Federal Fire Service in Lagos, told The Associated Press.

The two fires don’t appear to be related, he said, adding that it wasn’t immediately clear if…
http://www.africanews.com/2019/11/05/twin-fires-ravage-busy-market-in-nigeria-s-commercial-capital-lagos

Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans.
Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision.
Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews and receive all the latest news from the continent.
Category
Nigeria
Tags
nigeria, fires, markets, lagos
Be the first to comment