Fire razes shanties in Lagos

Inferno on Sunday evening razed scores of shanties at Okobaba, Ebute Metta area of Lagos.

Eyewitness said the fire outbreak started at 7:05 p.m.

However, the cause of the inferno has not been ascertained at the time of filing this report.

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The incident occurred exactly one year after fire razed five buildings and many shanties in Jebba, Okobaba, Tapa, Coates, and Kano Streets located in that part of the state.

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