No fewer than 50 buildings and shops were affected in a fire incident that occurred at Makoko Community in Lagos State.
It was gathered that the fire incident has rendered occupants of the affected buildings homeless.
Some of the victims said that they passed the night at the scene of the fire incident but hardly find shelter whenever it rains.
"Our houses were gutted by fire. We don’t have any house for now. We are sleeping on the site (of the fire incident). When it rains, we have difficulty. Some of us are also accommodated by relatives and friends. We want the government to help us,” one of the affected occupants told reporters.
The Chairman, Yaba Local Council Development Association, Kayode Omiyale, confirmed the incident on Friday.
He attributed the cause of the fire to an electrical spark, noting that no life was lost in the fire incident that started late on Tuesday and extended to Wednesday morning.
Omiyale empathised with victims of the inferno, adding that a relief committee had been set up.
