A late-night inferno tore through the Berger Trailer Park, popularly known as Berger Suya, located in the Olodi-Apapa area of Ajegunle, Lagos destroying several trailers, container shops, and heaps of abandoned tyres.
According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the agency received the emergency call at 8:15 p.m on Thursday and arrived at the scene within fifteen minutes.
Fire crews from the Ajegunle, Sari-Iganmu, and Alausa fire stations were immediately mobilised to contain the fast-spreading flames.
While firefighters battled the blaze, operatives of LASTMA, LASEMA, and the Nigeria Police provided support by controlling the crowd and maintaining traffic flow around the busy corridor.
Preliminary assessments suggest that negligence may have triggered the fire, though authorities say a detailed investigation is underway.
Confirming the incident, the Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, noted late Thursday that firefighters were still working to fully extinguish the blaze and prevent it from spreading to adjoining structures.
