Fire guts Tejuosho market in Lagos after a gas explosion
Fire guts Tejuosho market in Lagos State following a gas explosion. The building where the explosion erupted from had burnt beyond recognition and the fire had spread to the buildings in the nearest buildings. Over 300 wooden shanties have reportedly gotten burnt and the Lagos Fire Rescue team has driven to the scene to contain the fire.
Fortunately, there have been no casualties since the fire started this afternoon but several houses and shops have been rendered useless due to the fire. It was reported that one of the occupants of the wooden shanties was cooking and forgot to check on the food until it got burnt and then later exploded with the gas.
Nonetheless, netizens were thankful to hear that no life was lost in the raging fire.