Fire Burns Down 600 Shops In Benue Market

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Fire Burns Down 600 Shops In Benue MarketFire Burns Down 600 Shops In Benue Market

Goods and household items valued at over N1billion were at the early hours of yesterday, consumed in a fire outbreak at the popular Wadata Market in Makurdi town.

Affected, were over 600 lockup shops and open stalls housing grains, poultry and fish products, beverages and other household items including clothings.

Speaking on the incident, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, Mr. Doo Shave said the command was alerted of the inferno around 2a.m. by one of the affected traders, thereby prompting his team to mobilise fire trucks to the scene, at the end of which the fire was eventually put out at about 5a.m.

Shave said: “We have five functional trucks in the state now. We did not arrive the scene late, we got there as soon as we got the report at about 2am and within 10 minutes we mobilised to the scene.”

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Fire Burns Down 600 Shops In Benue Market