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BREAKING: Fire Guts Popular Apongbon Lagos Market, Apongbon Bridge [VIDEO]

An early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday has razed some shops at the Apongbon Under Bridge Market in Lagos.

According to Ibrahim Farinloye, south West coordination of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, ” the bridge has been physically damaged. Federal Ministry of Works have been called upon to close the bridge and carry out integrity tests to determine the safety of the bridge for further usage”.

He added that the shops consumed by the fire mostly sell baking materials

At the time of filing this report, the fire was still raging.

Some vehicles parked under the bridge were also gutted by the fire which has enveloped a large section of the bridge.

Officials of the Federal and Lagos State Fire Service are currently at the market trying to put out the fire.

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