The fire incident which is the 2nd in the last 8 months destroyed properties worth millions of Naira.
Confirming the incident, the Director of the state Fire
Service, Alhaji Mustapha Rulwan said: “We received
distress call around 5: 20 pm and we immediately
mobilised our personnel to the area.
An Eyewitness account disclosed that the incident
occurred around 5:15 pm when most of traders had
closed for business.
According to the witness, the fire which destroyed
phones and other valuables worth millions of Naira,
was said to have been caused by a spark from a
converter supplying power to some of the shops, but
however, said, no fatality was recorded
Alhaji Mustapha Rulwan said: “We were able to put out the fire within 45 minutes”
He added that it was an inverter that was being used by
some of the traders that caused the inferno as most of
the affected shops were made of wood and zinc.”
This is the second time the market was gutted by fire in
the last eight months.
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Confirming the incident, the Director of the state Fire
Service, Alhaji Mustapha Rulwan said: “We received
distress call around 5: 20 pm and we immediately
mobilised our personnel to the area.
An Eyewitness account disclosed that the incident
occurred around 5:15 pm when most of traders had
closed for business.
According to the witness, the fire which destroyed
phones and other valuables worth millions of Naira,
was said to have been caused by a spark from a
converter supplying power to some of the shops, but
however, said, no fatality was recorded
Alhaji Mustapha Rulwan said: “We were able to put out the fire within 45 minutes”
He added that it was an inverter that was being used by
some of the traders that caused the inferno as most of
the affected shops were made of wood and zinc.”
This is the second time the market was gutted by fire in
the last eight months.
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