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Breaking: Traders in serious panic as fire guts Balogun Market again (Video)
Some buildings at Balogun market, Lagos Island are presently on fire.
The fire outbreak is said to have started from Anambra Plaza on Martins street in the market and has spread to about six other buildings.
Firefighters are currently at the scene to stop the inferno.
The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi Oke-Osanyintolu told Channels Television that the fire was caused by fuel stored inappropriately in one of the buildings.
READ ALSO: Fire outbreak in popular Lagos market
Traders are in a serious panic as they retrieving their goods from any available openings of the high-rise buildings and scamper to safety.
Some witnesses shared videos on social media, showing fire rising from buildings in the crowded market.
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