A devastating fire incident occurred at the Kaura Modern Market in Abuja on Friday night, gutting 40 shops and destroying items worth millions of naira.
The fire, which started at about 11 pm, was reportedly caused by an electrical spark from a power change-over installed in one of the shops.
The Acting Director of the FCT Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed the incident and stated that the fire was further aggravated by a generator kept inside the shop where the fire started. The fire was eventually put out at 1:59 am by combined teams of the FCT and Federal Fire Service.
Adebayo explained that the fire service arrived at the scene within 10-12 minutes of receiving the call, despite network challenges that made it difficult to reach them initially.
He also stated that the cause of the fire was an electrical spark from a power change-over installed in one of the shops.
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The report from the FCT Fire Service indicated that the fire razed 39 shops, with items such as foodstuffs, generators, refrigerators, fruits, umbrellas, electrical appliances, and household items lost in the inferno.
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