Goods and property worth hundreds of millions of naira were destroyed in a fire that broke out at a spare parts market under the Idumota Bridge in Lagos State, on Friday night.

Confirming the incident in a statement on Saturday, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated that the agency received an alert about the fire at approximately 10:20 p.m.

The statement reads: “Following distress calls via the 767/112 Toll-Free Emergency Lines at 2220hrs, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency activated its Emergency Response Teams from Lekki, Cappa, and the Command and Control Centre, Alausa, Ikeja.

“Upon the arrival of the LASEMA Response Teams at the scene of the incident by 2255hrs, it was discovered that multiple buildings used as shops for the sale of car spare parts were engulfed in flames at the aforementioned location.

“The immediate and remote causes of the fire incident are yet to be ascertained as of the time of writing this report.

“However, properties and goods worth hundreds of millions of naira were destroyed by the inferno.

“The LASEMA Shark Response Team, LASEMA Fire Unit, LASEMA Tiger Response Team, alongside the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the Federal Fire Service, worked together to contain the fire, preventing it from spreading to adjoining buildings.

“Law enforcement agencies present at the scene activated crowd control measures to ensure all-round safety.”

The LASEMA boss added that no casualties or injuries were recorded at the scene of the incident.

He said, “Dampening down’ has commenced to stamp out the remaining pockets of fire,” noting that the salvage of valuable properties from the affected shops was ongoing.

“Efforts are also underway to completely extinguish the fire, with recovery operations continuing,” he added.