Tag Archives: Balogun Market

It was earlier in November of 2019 that a fire incident was recorded in Balogun market. Now, another fire incident has occured. From the video shared, it was gathered that the fire had affected about four plazas in the market, one of which is the popular ‘Anambra Plaza’. While the cause of the fire is yet to be identified, the ...

A section of Balogun market in Lagos has reportedly been gutted by fire. The market caught fire in the early hours of Tuesday, November 2019, after traders resumed their sales for the day. https://twitter.com/KennedyEssah/status/1191652902391209984 As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire incident cannot be ascertained. https://twitter.com/TolaBrown/status/1191649314810081280 More details shortly… Credit: Pulse

The frequency and severity of “Urban Market Fire” incidents in Nigeria is becoming worrisome.  This article attempt to analyse the market fire disaster that has occurred this year and the measures that could be taken to forestall future occurrence. Frequent fire disasters in crowded urban business and market structures have become a major concern to Nigerian urban planners. Urban renewal ...

Land is and has been an important commodity in every nation, Landholders ability to manage and protect their use and enjoyment of land contributes in no small measure to land development and Nation buildings. Several risks are associated with landholding in Nigeria, but the menace and fury of fire seem greater and must be given proper attention through the employment ...

Several people were feared dead and others injured when a six-storey plaza in the heart of the popular Balogun market in Lagos was gutted by fire on Thursday. The plaza is surrounded by several important businesses which include Union Bank, Diamond Bank and the United Bank for Africa. The plaza, used as a wholesale and retail outlet for shoes and ...

The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday condoled with the victims of the fire outbreak at the Balogun Market on the Lagos Island, promising to rebuild the structures. Fashola, who spoke during a visit to the market, said he was happy that no life was lost in the incident. Before his arrival, governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress, ...

In the early hours of Monday, January 12, the popular Balogun market in Lagos was said to been engulfed by a raging inferno that destroyed property worth thousands of Naira as the fire razed some shops in the market. Mr Ibramhim Farinloye who is the Spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Southwest said “At 04:36 hours, there was ...