Two bodies recovered from Lagos fire scene

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Two male adults have been recovered dead from the rubble of the Great Nigeria Insurance House Plaza, which was gutted by fire in the Balogun Market area of Lagos Island, Lagos State.

PUNCH Online reported on Wednesday that the fire started on the fourth floor and spread to the sixth floor of the 25-storey building before engulfing the remaining floors and adjoining structures.

A detached section of the plaza, however, collapsed during the inferno, trapping some traders.

An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, who spoke with our correspondent on Friday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said the two corpses were recovered during ongoing search operations for the trapped victims. Punch