Fire Outbreak Razes Shops At Arena Shopping Complex In Lagos

A fire broke out on Tuesday at the Arena Shopping Complex located in the Oshodi area of Lagos State, causing damage to several shops within the market.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed the incident in a post on X, 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.” Videos shared on social media also captured the extent of the blaze at the busy commercial centre.

Providing further details, the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, in a statement signed by its Controller General, Margaret Adeseye, disclosed that firefighters from the Bolade, Ilupeju, Ikeja, and Alausa Fire Stations were deployed to manage the situation. 

“The fire affected a section of the market consisting of five (5) 40-foot container shops arranged in two rows, making a total of 10 shops.
“The affected area is primarily used for the storage and sale of clothing materials, which were stocked in bale, the fire has been confined to the affected section and curtailed,” the statement read.

The agency assured the public that the incident is “firmly under control, and there is no risk of the fire spreading to other parts of the market.” It added that investigations into the cause of the fire would commence, with updates to be provided as necessary.

This is not the first fire incident at the Arena Shopping Complex. In August, a similar fire outbreak destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the same location.