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Monday 4 November 2013

Pics from the fire outbreak at Great Nigeria House, Balogun Market

There was a fire outbreak at Great Nigeria Insurance House at Balogun Market in Lagos this morning. Eye witnesses said the fire started around 5am from one of the top floors. The cause of the fire outbreak is unknown but people suspect that it may be as a result of electrical fault. The building accommodates various businesses, including banks.

On the ground were National Commission for Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), LASEMA, and the Lagos State Fire Service as well as Federal Fire Service to quench the fire, and evacuate affected persons. More pics after the cut




at 11/04/2013 03:51:00 pm

51 comments:

  1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 15:53

    tnk God no life ws lost n hop its nt sabotuers at wrk! Last to commnt!

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    1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 21:33

      (˘̯˘ ) @ electrical fault. After they embezzled money they set the place on fire. I pity those chinese. They were seriously in tears. May God bless them sha. N replenish their pocket

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    2. Rough Diamond4 November 2013 at 23:37

      Y is it dat every year, balogun market must burn?!
      Na wa o!

      Its high time it stops o! Fustrating pple's efforts!
      Heard a guy dat jst off loaded his container yesterday 'fainted' after hearing d news!
      Wetin dat guy go do? After all d loans he collected from d bank?

      Ije nwa! This is sad!

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  2. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 15:54

    Dis is serious ooo, hope dere was no casualties.

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  3. Unknown4 November 2013 at 16:05

    yes i saw it this morning on my way to work.

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  4. Unknown4 November 2013 at 16:05

    It's still burning sef

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  5. BONARIO NNAGS4 November 2013 at 16:05

    Thank God no life was lost.

    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310

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  6. Unknown4 November 2013 at 16:10

    If the fire started around 3am,I wonder why the firefighters are seen here by broad daylight trying to curb the fire

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    1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 18:20

      Ode r u blind, can't u read? Just in a hurry to type..d fire started around 5am jare.

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    2. Anonymous5 November 2013 at 23:44

      Even Linda is wrong. The fire started some minutes past 6am

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  7. tharnar4 November 2013 at 16:14

    God is in control n we tnk God it was nt during working hour so no casualties..... All tnk to God *ogheneworunodo*

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    1. Anonymous5 November 2013 at 09:34

      Heeeey! Jesse man. Opakororro!

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  8. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 16:16

    OMG! I just hope nobody is getting hurt from this o.. God please help naija




    WOW! CHECKOUT THIS PHOTOS OF THE DAY LOL. YOU SHOULD SEE

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  9. BLOGLORD (MVBM)4 November 2013 at 16:19

    Jeez! I pray no casualty is recorded. This is not the first time a fire outbreak is emanating from this same building now? Or abi???
    Safety measures please!

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  10. Unknown4 November 2013 at 16:25

    Efficient security and sound fire system in essential in modern structure.

    This is the reason churchgate is rated 7-Star Commercial Structure.

    So sad.... :(

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  11. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 16:35

    Wat a great loss there!!! @Sandradunkwu.

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  12. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 16:39

    Shaa wat a pity 4 d victims I hope ppl no die

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  13. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 16:42

    Eh yah, see losses

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  14. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 16:44

    May God Save us Oº°˚˚°ºoo

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  15. Queen of England4 November 2013 at 17:00

    Wow, serious fire ooo

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  16. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:05

    Madam Linda, the fire didn't start by 5am, it started at about 7am ish.. and Thankfully nobody has entered to open up their shop for the day's business.. and it's still burning now at. 5:05pm.. and really thought u'd have had this up since morning..

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    1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 18:21

      Shurrup stupid fool. Dnt say wat U̶̲̥̅̊ dnt kno cuz ‎​Đ fire started around 5am as linda said. Linda is makin her money..U̶̲̥̅̊'r dere complainin ova stupid tins..ode

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    2. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 18:24

      "And really thought I'd have had this up since morning"...bcos she be winch, or she carry satellite for head.

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  17. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:08

    Ooooooh! dear God,pls save us and labour

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  18. OMA4 November 2013 at 17:13

    NAIJA NAIJA...SO IT WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT EMBEZZLEMENT MIGHT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN THIS ORGANIZATION AS IT WAS EXPERIENCING A FINANCIAL CRASH.JUST AS THE INVESTIGATIONS ARE TO BEGIN, BUM!THE BUILDING IS SET ON FIRE..EVIDENCE DESTROYED...I CLAP FOR THE BRAINS BEHIND THIS....I HOPE WE NIGERIANS BEGIN TO LEARN TO FEAR GOD O

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  19. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:14

    LOL NAIJA NAIJA..THIS COMPANY WAS RECENTLY DISCOVERED TO BE HAVING FINANCIAL DOWNSIDES AND SIGNS OF EMBEZZLEMENTS WERE PERCEIVED.THE INVESTIGATIONS WERE TO BEGIN SOON AND BUM! THE BUILDING IS ON FIRE..EVIDENCE DESTROYED...I CLAP MY HANDS FOR THE BRAINS BEHIND THIS...

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  20. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:20

    Lastma lyk U̶̲̥̅̊ linda!

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  21. MY TURN4 November 2013 at 17:20

    Oh no great Nigeria house hope no one died o.

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  22. MY TURN4 November 2013 at 17:22

    These buildings are old am sure poor connection caused it or overloaded meters.

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  23. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:26

    Madam its Niger House not Nigeria House

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    1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 21:38

      Oversabi its Nigeria! Not Niger!

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  24. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 17:39

    And yes Ps - it started on the first floor not the top floor....

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  25. Unknown4 November 2013 at 17:44

    In Nigeria, all causes of fire out break is always unknown???
    Did anybody die? See fire workers after almost d whole buildin have been burnt down

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  26. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 18:00

    Useless fiighters dat didn't get there on time. A life was lost, some1 jumped down n smashd hs head. Infact its still burning as i type dis.

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    1. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 21:39

      Lair lair! Nobody died u moron!

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    2. Rough Diamond4 November 2013 at 23:49

      Bros/sista u can lie for africa o!

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  27. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 18:06

    Thank God ooo for there wwas no life Lost,

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  28. chiamy N4 November 2013 at 19:27

    ok... this building got burnt some few years ago and another building on balogun street got burnt last year or so, the truth is, as usual, someone is not doing something right... let us identify these root causes, and train our people as well as build properly.
    electrical lines should be properly constructed during the building phase and our people have to learn to stop tampering with power lines.
    we have a long way to go

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  29. Unknown4 November 2013 at 19:34

    Still on fire oooooooooo only Oluwa can help

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  30. Unknown4 November 2013 at 19:39

    Still on fire oooooooooo only Oluwa can help

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  31. Aminat4 November 2013 at 23:16

    Omg the fire fighters aren't even wearing gas mask, aren't they afraid of inhaling CO? Have never seen any fire outbreak in Nigeria with known cause, hope no one was hurt

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  32. ary4 November 2013 at 23:32

    Oh boy! Xmas has being spoilt for some people. In fact life ma!

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  33. Anonymous4 November 2013 at 23:38

    Nigerians ehn!!!!....Y do we attribute evry fire outbreak 2 electrical faults 4rm d building?...........

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  34. onyi winnie5 November 2013 at 07:10

    May God see us thru,I cn imagne aw dwncasted d man whose containers of goods was burnt,it was a bizzarre

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  35. Anonymous5 November 2013 at 07:44

    It's really a great loss to many traders. fireee God help o

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  36. Anonymous5 November 2013 at 08:38

    It burnt till.8pm @ nite or more Dan sefe

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  37. pwitie B5 November 2013 at 09:58

    We are approaching d hammatan period people shud b careful ad our fire fighting department should on alerts pls 2 curb fire ad its hazards

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  38. Unknown5 November 2013 at 13:01

    nawa ooo God help us all

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  39. Anonymous5 November 2013 at 15:14

    Hmmmm na wa o pples moni @IYA

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  40. Anonymous5 November 2013 at 20:20

    we thank God

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  41. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 14:34

    Pls on d contrary,cn 1 tell me were most of these importers stay nw @ balogun,cos dats wia I get my goods cheap...tnx

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