Fire Guts Balogun Market, Destroys Goods

Commercial activities were paralysed yesterday in parts of Balogun market on Lagos Island when a Plaza near the market went in flames.
The Tide source who was at the venue of the incident reports that the inferno was as a result of an electrical fault on the fifth floor of Brasas Plaza on Martins Street, Lagos.
The Tide learnt that Brasas Plaza, a five-storey building, was stocked with clothes, bags and other imported goods on every floor.
Some traders, who left their businesses for the scene of the fire outbreak, said that the wild raging fire started at about 9:00 am.
As the fire raged uncontrollably on the fifth and fourth floors, many young men and women were helping to salvage the yet to be burnt goods.
For four hours, the Lagos State Fire Service, UBA Fire Service, Union Bank Bronto Skylift F42 and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were struggling to put out the fire.
The Tide reliably learnt that the building, had in previous years, witnessed similar fire outbreaks, especially when the year was coming to an end. ‘’This is no longer new to us because every year, apart from last, this building always burns.
“This building is owned by one business woman. The building is not part of Balogun market,’’ one of the traders said.