A devastating fire has swept through the Oko Baba plank market in the Ebute Metta Area of Lagos State, leaving a trail of destruction.
The officials from the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency are currently battling to contain the blaze.
Adedeji Olalekan, a witness to the fire, shared updates on social media, revealing that the inferno has ravaged the shanties in the market.
He tweeted: “Okobaba Street is on fire now, all the shanties are burning.”
Adedeji revealed this incident on X, formerly Twitter.