Goods worth millions of naira were on Thursday destroyed when fire gutted no fewer than 100 shops and stalls at Oke Afa Plank Market, Ejigbo Road, Lagos.
It was learnt that the fire was caused by an electrical fault in one of the shops.
It was gathered that the fire caught the majority of the traders unawares as they were holding their weekly general meeting after observing the environmental cleaning exercise.
When our correspondent visited the market, the traders were seen salvaging their property which had not been torched.
Others were seen calling their loved ones on the phones to inform them about the tragedy that befell them. Some of them stood in groups counting their losses. However, no casualty was recorded.
The fire caused gridlock on Ejigbo Road as one of the lanes was shut to traffic to prevent vehicles from catching fire.
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