Traders in tears as fire razes popular Apongbon market in LagosIt was a black Sunday, February 16, for some residents and traders in Lagos as the popular Apongbon market in the state went up in flames. It was learnt that the fire began at the early hours of the day with a cause that was yet to be made known at the time of this report. Legit.ng learnt that it also took rescuers and emergency workers many hours to put out the fire. There had not been any official information about the level of devastation caused by the incident, but witnesses said some traders lost their goods. Between December 2019 and now, there had been series of fire incidents recorded in the state and across Nigeria. One of such incidents was the one that happened at the popular Mile 12 market recently. The fire was said to have razed a major part of the market and destroyed goods worth millions of naira. Recommended for you “Hand dey scratch baba”: Davido mistakenly posts video of him getting massa... The fire reportedly started in the early hours of Thursday, February 13. Also, on February 2, a nylon factory on Clem Road Ijaye, close to Immaculate College, in Lagos went on fire. The report said the fire started in the evening of Sunday, February 2. Quoting residents, who witnessed the incident, the report said the cause of the inferno remained unknown. According to the report, the fire outbreak was confirmed by the acting director of Lagos state fire service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye. Men of the Lagos State Fire service were said to have arrived at the scene of the incident promptly. A social media user said the first set firefighters that came did not have enough water. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app In January 2020, a report received by Legit.ng confirmed that the Amu timbre market in the Olorunshogo area of Mushin, Lagos state had been gutted by fire. Recommended for you “Papa Gemma on duty”: Video of Yetunde Barnabas’ hubby Peter Olayinka backi... Many goods and properties have already been destroyed in the fire that reportedly started at in the early hours of Saturday, January 25. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. Also, no casualty has been reported yet. According to several Twitter users who have been sharing photos and videos, the market has been burning for several hours. Slum Chronicles: We pay 5k for houses without toilets, bathroom | Legit TV Source: Legit.ng It was a black Sunday, February 16, for some residents and traders in Lagos as the popular Apongbon market in the state went up in flames. Legit.ng PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng