By Ihechi Enyinnaya
The popular Okobaba plank market on Kano Street in Ebute Metta, Lagos State has again been razed by fire on Wednesday morning, according to reports.
Casualty reports also remain uncertain as It is unclear if anyone was caught in the fire.
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident in the state on Wednesday at the shanties at Okobaba sawmill, Ebute Metta..
Nosa Okunbor, LASEMA’s spoksperson said the emergency respondents from the agency are presently there. He, however, said he didn’t have details of the incident yet.
The incident is the first fire outbreak the state would record in the new year.
In March 2021, a fire outbreak razed many of the shanties in the area. The fire had started in one of the shanties and spread to other areas.