Traders at the popular Army Arena Market in Oshodi, Lagos, were thrown into panic on Tuesday evening after a fire broke out, engulfing parts of the market.
The incident was confirmed by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) through a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) account.
“There’s a fire outbreak inside Arena Shopping Mall along Agege Motor Road, Oshodi. Men of @LagosRescue are on ground to extinguish the inferno,” LASTMA stated.
Emergency responders were immediately deployed to the scene to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other sections of the market. As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire and the extent of damage had not been officially disclosed.
[6:06PM] #AgegeMotorRd#Oshodi#Arena#FireOutbreak
There's a fire outbreak inside Arena Shopping mall along Agege Motor road, Oshodi.
Men of @LagosRescue are on ground to extinguish the inferno.#FollowLASTMA@Sola_Giwa@OlalekanOki@TrafficChiefNG @lagostraffic961… pic.twitter.com/2IThjsdYZP— LASTMA (@followlastma) December 30, 2025