Fire guts Ekpoma market, traders count losses

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Traders at Ekpoma main market in Edo State lost millions of naira as an early morning fire burnt over 10 shops on Sunday.

A lecturer at Ambrose Ali University, Prof. Jude Obasanmi, said it was disheartening that there was no presence of fire service, wondering why Benin City is the only place where the fire service operates.

Giving his account of the incident, Obasanmi said a lady in the market who came to make some sales set some refuse on fire and left which spread to the shops and burnt them. He said, “A lady came to her shop around Aburime Street to make some sales. After some sales, she gathered some refuse and started burning them. She did not wait to see the end but left and the fire spread to other areas.”

When our correspondent called the control room of the Edo State Fire Service for the cause of the fire and efforts made to put it out, an officer gave the reporter the number of another officer in Ekpoma. Several attempts to speak to the officer proved abortive as the number was switched off. It was, however, gathered that only one firefighting truck was available in the state and it was stationed at Ring Road, Benin.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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What a tragedy at this time of the year where living is so expensive and the Life we live is by the Grace of GOD.

It's what the Rats eats ,should be use to set a traps for them. APC&PDP using money to set a traps for you to buy your vote because they doesn't care about the atrocities they've caused you. Vote for Peter Obi who doesn't traps you with money because he cares about you Nigerians

Africans will spend millions building markets but can't make provision for fire fighting gadgets. It's well.

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