Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola, has promised
to restore the damaged buildings at the Balogun market in Lagos Island
and help traders get back to their business.
The traders lost their wares in the fire disaster that razed four buildings at the Balogun market on January 12, 2015, Monday.
According to The Nation, the state governor was at the scene on Tuesday to size up the situation.
Fashola described the incident as very sad and tragic. Addressing thousands of traders, he said that government would stand by them and help to get back to their businesses.
He called on market leaders to help government identify those whose wares were burnt in the fire disaster.
“We want to know what the estimate of losses is. You have to liaise with the market leaders. We will help you. This will also apply to all the plazas affected. It is impossible for us to count the number of people while we are here.
Based on the information gathered, the governor announced that the fire might have resulted from an electrical surge. Therefore, he appealed to the people to be attentive and avoid illegal connections.
“I know there is problem with electricity, but we must be careful how we use the alternatives available to us like generators and illegal connections in order to avoid risk. I appeal to Lagosians because of the dry season we are in as there is the risk of fire. You have to stop storing inflammable materials in your homes and plazas and switch of any appliances not in use.”
It would be recalled that a popular market along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos was also gutted by fire on January 7, 2015. As a result over N5 million cash, goods and properties in the market were destroyed.
The traders lost their wares in the fire disaster that razed four buildings at the Balogun market on January 12, 2015, Monday.
The traders lost their valuables in the fire disaster at the Balogun market.
Fashola described the incident as very sad and tragic. Addressing thousands of traders, he said that government would stand by them and help to get back to their businesses.
He called on market leaders to help government identify those whose wares were burnt in the fire disaster.
“We want to know what the estimate of losses is. You have to liaise with the market leaders. We will help you. This will also apply to all the plazas affected. It is impossible for us to count the number of people while we are here.
Based on the information gathered, the governor announced that the fire might have resulted from an electrical surge. Therefore, he appealed to the people to be attentive and avoid illegal connections.
“I know there is problem with electricity, but we must be careful how we use the alternatives available to us like generators and illegal connections in order to avoid risk. I appeal to Lagosians because of the dry season we are in as there is the risk of fire. You have to stop storing inflammable materials in your homes and plazas and switch of any appliances not in use.”
It would be recalled that a popular market along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos was also gutted by fire on January 7, 2015. As a result over N5 million cash, goods and properties in the market were destroyed.
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