Govt Demolishes Burnt Structures At Balogun Market

Following the recent
fire incident that gutted the  popular Balogun  market in  the Central Lagos area, the Lagos State government has begun demolition of the building that were  gutted  by fire.
The demolition which was being carried out by a construction firm in Lagos, the Blackrock Construction Company was to be sustained till all the affected buildings were rounded up.
Officials of the company who spoke to journalists on the condition of anonymity said that it was  the government that gave the directive for the buildings to be demolished.
The head of the demolition team who did not state how long the demolition would last, however said that the work would take some time to be finished.
Mrs Uju Agunna, a trader who sold clothes in one of the shops gutted by fire, told journalists that she would rent the same place anytime the shops were rebuilt.
“I will like to go back to my shop. I have been in this Balogun market for over 15  years, so it  is  difficult for  me to go and rent shop some where else.
“We hope that when the demolition exercise is completed, the owners can start building, but now I am   sharing a shop with my friend  as you can see,” Agunna said.
She however, said that she had  to begin retail trading to find her feet  again because she lost up to N5 million worth of goods  to  the fire incident.
Fire gutted the Balogun market buildings  housing about 100 shops and destroyed goods  worth millions of naira.