Parts of Shehu Shagari Modern Market in Sokoto, popularly called New Market, was on Tuesday destroyed by an early morning fire, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
NAN reports that the inferno started around 6 a.m. and continued to ravage shops at the market till midday, as some yet to be affected traders trooped to evacuate their goods before the raging fire reached their shops. The combined team of Sokoto State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, National Emergency Management Agency , and State Emergency Management Agency were battling to put out the fire as at midday on Tuesday.
Federal Road Safety Corps , Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps and men of the Nigerian Police were also on hand to maintain safety and security.
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