reports that the fire gutted shops where agrochemicals and agricultural materials are being sold in the market.that the real cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained.
Shehu confirmed that the intervention of the men of state fire service helped to prevent the fire from extending to more blocks in the market.“Around 10:00 p.m. yesterday, I saw smoke and fire coming out from the shops and used my torchlight to check the source of the fire and smoke. I discovered it was our shops, where I am securing and I quickly called for help, but I don’t know the cause of the fire,” Shehu said.that the company has lost millions of naira to the inferno.
Lawal said, “Presently, I can’t say the amount of property we lost; we are going to cross-check our record and know the products we lost. We lost different categories of agrochemical products and agricultural materials, and their prices vary from each other. Mr Ajala Olusoji, another salesman, said they were checking to see what they could salvage from the debris of the fire.DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON