A raging inferno that gutted more than 109 shops and residential buildings in Ijora area of Lagos State on Sunday has left no fewer than seven persons with varied degrees of injuries.
It was gathered that the fire started from one of the shops housing black oil at the 7up area of Ijora.
According to Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the South-West Zonal spokesman of the National Emergency Maintenance Agency, NEMA, the affected buildings belong to the Bayelsa Government.
Farinloye said, “About 109 shops and residential buildings were consumed in the fire outbreak at the scene, located in open space belonging to the Bayelsa State Government besides the 7up Bottling Company, Ijora.
“One person who sustained serious burns was rescued and taken to the hospital.
“The fire started from a shop filled with drums of black oil. People are also using the space as residence.”
Effort by fire fighters from Iganmu Fire Service Station to put off the fire was truncated by some youths in the area who used the opportunity to loot.
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