local government area of Cross River State, another fire outbreak has occurred in the same Market razing down shops and goods worth millions of millions of naira.
Though the cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be known, an eyewitness who gave his name as Mathias Okon said that it was like hell on earth to traders and shop owners. “Many traders have tried their best to save their goods and shops but to no avail. Only a few have been able to smuggle the little they can from the fire as it continues to ravage the market,” a witness said.
But another victim, who claimed to be a lucky trader said: “When I received the call, I took a taxi and rushed to the market. I saw the fire burning behind our shop, so I had to call my siblings to help me out, we’ve been able to smuggle our goods out before the fire got to our shop”.Some who also succeeded in removing their goods from the market, ended up losing them to thieves in the process as the market is crowded with so many people.