Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- A section of the Alaba International Market in Lagos State was engulfed by fire on Tuesday evening, destroying yet-to-be-ascertained worth of goods and properties.

A video shared on X (formerly Twitter) showed flames and thick smoke billowing from the furniture section of the market, located near the Ojo Local Government Secretariat in Ojo Town.

An X user, Ikechukwu Ude, who posted the footage, said the fire started from "a little spark" before spreading rapidly through rows of shops.

In the video, traders were seen crying as the blaze consumed their goods, while others made frantic efforts to retrieve whatever they could before the flames intensified.

It was unclear whether operatives of the Lagos State Fire and R...