However, the timely intervention of the men of the state fire service extinguished inferno saved what could have been a catastrophe in the market.
One of the firefighters, Mr John Ogbonna, said they responded immediately on getting information about the inferno, whose cause he said had yet to be ascertained. The Chairman of the Industrial Market, Mr Ndubuisi Nworgu, described the incident as unfortunate, adding that machines for cutting wood worth over N10m were consumed by the inferno, and appealed to the state government for assistance for the victims.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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