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Maola Shopping Mall in the Ebute Ero Market at Idumota, Lagos State has been gutted by fire.
As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire was unknown but shops 35 and 36 in the mall were strongly affected by the fire.
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders had curtailed the fire and that no casualty was recorded.
Oke-Osanyintolu said: “Upon the arrival of the emergency responders at the scene, it was revealed that a building, the Maola Shopping Mall, was affected by fire of an unknown origin.
“A combined team of the LASEMA responders from Lagos Central Zone, the Lagos State Fire (Sari Iganmu), Federal Fire Service and the Nigeria Police Force was able to curtail the flames and only the top floor of the building (shop 36 and 35) was affected with no casualties.
“Responders have returned to base.”
