A preliminary investigation showed that multiple buildings used as shops for sales of car spare parts were razed.
France and Ethiopia hold a longstanding bilateral agreement on cooperating in the fields of archaeology and palaeontology.
A boat transporting passengers from Kupa Ebe to Katcha Market capsized near Kpata Danbo, resulting in significant casualties.
The fire broke out at the market, near the Police Station adjacent to Carter Bridge, Lagos Island, in the early hours of Saturday.