PHOTOS: Aftermath of fire outbreak at Lagos fabric market

Traders at the fabric section of the Cairo market in Oshodi-Isolo LGA of Lagos state have started counting their losses.

A section of the market was gutted by fire around 8pm on Thursday.

Officials of the fire service and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were mobilised to the scene to contain the inferno.

However, goods worth millions of naira were razed in 90 shops and four offices.

The cause of the inferno has not been ascertained.

Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, director-general of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Friday, said the agency will investigate the cause of the inferno.

When TheCable visited the market on Friday morning, the affected section was cordoned off by LASEMA officials and police officers to prevent hoodlums from looting the unaffected section of the market.

Some of the affected traders have also appealed to the Lagos state government to come to their aid.

VIDEO: ‘I lost everything’ — trader laments after Lagos market fire@jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @followlasg @gbenga_omo pic.twitter.com/efOejKl3FF

— TheCable (@thecableng) May 7, 2021

Below are photos.