Lagos State government through the Safety Commission and Fire and Rescue Service have flagged off a public enlightenment campaign on fire prevention in market places across the state.
The advocacy campaign according to the government is to forestall fire incidents in the market places during the current harmattan season and as residents prepare to celebrate the end of the year.
Director General Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola while speaking after the flag off in Jankara market, Lagos Island, emphasised the need for traders in the market to be safety conscious and be mindful of their environment to prevent fire disaster.
Mojola who acknowledged that most markets in the state are complying with the state government directives on safety said that the enlightenment must continue to reduce the incidents to the bearest minimum.
He said "Today's enlightenment campaign is about fire safety and you are all aware that the harmattan season has come and harmattan comes with extra risks when it comes to fire. it is very dry and there is higher chance that we would have fire.
"So the message is that they should be careful when carrying out their activities. Carelessness is a big issue, because carelessness and human errors are the main causes of the fire incidents."
Mojola maintained that besides, the campaign teams are talking to traders on the importance of keeping safe and for them to adhere to all the safety rules and do away with all the highlighted activities that can trigger hazards in the markets such as smoking, use of cooking stoves and selling of petrol in the markets.
The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs Margaret Adeseye said the enlightenment campaign is about educating the general public particularly the traders in the markets to understand the market fire safety tips.
Adeseye mentioned that in the past years, the state recorded a large number of fire incidents in the market places, stressing that, 75 percent of the fire outbreak was as a result of carelessness and that prompted the move to sensitise traders towards preventing loss of lives and property through avoidable fire incidents.
The Chairman Wrist Watch Sellers Association, Jankara Market, Mr. Abdul Rahman Yusuf, appreciated the state government through the Safety Commission and Fire Service for consistently bringing the advocacy campaigns to the market towards prevention of fire incidents.
Yusuf expressed strong support for government policies aimed at preventing fire in the market places while reassuring that traders in the markets will continue to comply with all the safety preventive measures at all time
Aside from Jankara market, the advocacy team will also visit Balogun, Dosunmu Ereko, Saabo, Mile 12 markets. Others are Ojuwoye, Tejuosho, Boundary Alaba International, Iyana Iba and Okokomaiko markets.
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