15 shops, multi-million Naira goods destroyed in Ogun market fire

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“The fire was caused by a power surge. There was a palm kernel shop that was doing some sort of recycling, and the guy was using gas. There was an outbreak of fire, and everything just exploded,” Mr Adefala said.

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When our reporter visited the market on Sunday, traders were seen in groups weeping and lamenting their losses. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.The market leader, Tejumade Bakre, lamented that there was looting shortly after the incident but said the security agents later came to contain the situation.

“About ten shops were affected outside and five inside. The five would not have been affected if the ones outside were not there. The fire started from the illegal structures outside and erupted to the main building.”Mrs Efuwape disclosed that the main market building will undergo an integrity test to ascertain its safety while the government will roll out measures to renovate the market.

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