The Lagos State Government has initiated an awareness campaigns for traders in Balogun market and other markets across the city, emphasizing fire safety precautions. In a joint statement from the Director General of the Lagos State Safety Commission and the Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, the goal is to educate market participants on preventing fire incidents, especially with the approaching yuletide season. Mr. Lanre Mojola, the Director General, instructed them on precautionary steps, such as removing combustible materials, switching off electrical devices, avoid overloading sockets and promptly reporting any fire incidents for a swift response from emergency services. The emphasis is on fostering a fire safety-conscious mindset to safeguard lives and prevent fire outbreaks in the state. In conclusion he informed the traders to please call the States emergency numbers 737 and 112 in the event of any fire accident and should ensure their personal safety first. In the same vein, the Director, Lagos Fire and Rescue Services, Mrs Adeseye Margaret Abimbola also corroborated what DG, Safety Commission has Mojola said, that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, don't want any of them to die but be living in healthy and good conditions. The Director, Lagos Fire and Rescue Services, who was represented by Mrs Ololade Alelamole , advised the market men and women to always prevent fire at their markets by not overloading electrical sockets and desist from storage of petrol in their markets and as a matter of importance avoid anything that could cause electrical spark in their markets. She hinted that the sensitisation would take them to almost 20 markets across the state, adding that fire safety is everyone's responsibility.. The Fire officials also displayed practicals on fire prevention and elementary fire fighting. The Director said that the tips to the market men and women were imperative to prevent fire disasters and to imbibe safety consciousness during the forthcoming yuletide season in markets and other places of public interest. She said, “We are here to converse for the economic development of the State, we don’t want incessant fire outbreaks in our markets any more and we know that all these incessant fire outbreaks are as a result of peoples negligence and carelessness. “Our people should be careful in handling fire because any mishandling can lead to disaster, all electrical appliances should be put off before locking up the shops for the day.” She also called for cooperation among the market operators and fire service to achieve a zero fire outbreak incident in Lagos State.