Policeman Killed in Lagos Market Fire, as Firefighters Continue to Battle Inferno

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An unidentified policeman has lost his life in the fire that razed the Mandillas Building at the Balogun Market on Lagos Island today.

The policeman was reportedly killed when a section of the building collapsed on him this evening, as firefighters continued with their efforts to put out the inferno.

@rrslagos767 discloses this in a tweet this evening.

The tweet reads: “We are still at the scene of the fire incident. Though it has reduced to a reasonable extent, Efforts are still on to put it out completely. Partial building collapse occurred during the process which claimed the life a policeman from a nearby division.”

Another unidentified victim had earlier been killed in the explosion that triggered the fire in the morning.

A simultaneous fire incident was also reported at a building in the nearby Dosunmu market, but had already been put out by firefighters.

At the time of this report, an additional fire truck had arrived at the scene of the Balogun market fire to complement the efforts of the men battling the fire.