Massive Fire Destroy Shops In Alaba International Market Lagos
October 22, 2025
12:45 pm
Dozens of traders at Lagos’ Alaba International Market suffer heavy losses as a late-night fire tears through shops despite frantic rescue efforts.
A massive fire swept through sections of the Alaba International Market in Lagos on evening of Tuesday October 21, 2025, leaving scores of traders in despair as shops and warehouses were reduced to ashes.
The blaze, which erupted around dusk, quickly spread through several blocks of the sprawling electronics market — one of West Africa’s largest — before firefighters managed to bring it under control. Thick smoke rose above Ojo, the Lagos suburb where the market is located, …
