One of the structures damaged by the fire that swept through buildings at Dosumu Market in the Idumota area of Lagos State on Wednesday has tumbled down.
PUNCH Online had already mentioned that flames destroyed three structures at the junction of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Docemo in Idumota.
Providing an update on the situation, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service revealed, in a statement, that the fire extended to another building and one of the four structures collapsed.
The statement by the Director, LSFRS, Margaret Adeseye, partially stated, “An update on the fire emergency in Docemo reveals a significant reduction in the intensity of the blaze.
“The affected properties are identified as house numbers 47, 49, and 51.
“Regrettably, house number 49 has collapsed due to the fire’s intensity and the close proximity of structures.
“Additionally, the fire spread to house number 53.”
The National Emergency Management Agency, in a post on its X handle, revealed that no injury or casualty was reported.
The caption read, “NEMA and other Stakeholders respond to the Fire incident which engulfed three units of four-storey building at Dosumu Market, Idumota, Lagos.
“One of the four-storey buildings has collapsed due to the intensity of the fire. No injury or casualty reported”
