The correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria that visited the market gathered from some eyewitnesses that no less than 40 shops, five storage facilities, 20 residential rooms and cash, all worth millions of naira, were lost to the inferno.
The sellers in separate interviews said they were grateful that no one died in the incident which burnt many shops and three vehicles. “We were called around 11a.m., that part of our area at Kara was burning. Before we got there, they had stopped the fire from spreading to other areas.Also, Tanko Abdullahi, a ram seller, whose stall was not far from the incident, said he was grateful that no life was lost, saying that “as far as there is life, there is hope.”
“The other two vehicles parked there did not get damaged beyond recognition, this one just couldn’t be helped.“The next thing I heard was that the area was on fire, how that happened is still a mystery. We thank God that no life was lost,” he said.