Fire guts shanties at Ebute-Metta, visible from Third Mainland bridge (Video)



This evening, a raging fire licked through wooden shanties at Oko baba in Ebute Metta, Lagos, destroying houses and properties in its wake. The fire is visible from Third Mainland Bridge. See more photos after the cut...



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