Fire Erupts At Army Arena Market In Oshodi, Traders Panic
Traders at the bustling Army Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos, were thrown into chaos on Tuesday evening after a fire erupted, consuming parts of the market. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident via its official X account, stating, “There’s a fire outbreak inside Arena Shopping Mall along Agege Motor Road, Oshodi. Men of @LagosRescue are on ground to extinguish the inferno.” Emergency teams rushed to the scene to control the blaze and stop it from spreading to other areas of the market. At the time of reporting, the cause of the fire and the full extent of the damage remained unknown.