A fire outbreak has gutted the top floor of a storey building at No. 9, Ola Market, Adedeji, Itire, in the Surulere area of Lagos State.
No life was lost in the incident, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday.
An eyewitness said the fire started in the morning, raising concerns among residents in the area.
Confirming the incident, the Director-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Adeseye disclosed that firefighters from the Sari Iganmu and Isolo Fire Stations were mobilised to tackle the inferno after the agency received the distress call at 10:12 a.m.
She said the firefighters arrived promptly and worked to contain the fire, which affected the top floor of the residential building.
The agency further confirmed that the fire had been brought under control as of 11 a.m. on Saturday.
The cause of the outbreak was not stated.