Fire destroys 21 shops at Maiduguri’s Fish Market
Global News NG | Aug. 13, 2018
Mr Ambursa Pindar, the Public Relations Officer of Borno State Fire Service, disclosed this in Maiduguri on Monday.
He said that preliminary investigation into the incident by the state fire service department indicated that an electrical spark from one of the shops in the market was the cause of inferno.
He advised traders to exercise caution in their use of electrical appliances, saying shop owners should always remember to switch off such appliances when leaving the market.
Pindar also stressed the importance of keeping fire extinguishers in their shops, saying they could use them to save lives and property in the event of any fire outbreak.
Reports are that the fire started at about 10:30 p.m. and lasted for about three hours, destroying property worth millions of naira.
A news Correspondent, who visited the market, reports that fish and other essential commodities went up in flames.
The affected traders were seen collecting remnants of their property from the rubblemREPORT
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