Traders lose shops, million worth of goods in fire

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January 26, 2016 4:53 PM

A wild fire on Tuesday gutted a railway market located in Kaduna South Local Government, destroying hundreds of millions worth of goods.

Fire in Kaduna market

A wild fire on Tuesday, January 26, 2016gutted a railway market located in Kaduna South Local Government, destroying hundreds of millions worth of goods. Even though the cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained, the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the incident.

According to the Executive Secretary of SEMA, Hon Ezekiel Baba-Karik, Pulse no life was lost in the accident. "Hundreds of Millions have been lost to the fire," Baba-Karik said, adding that the state government will do everything possible to assuage the sufferings of the traders.

An Eyes witness said the fire started on Tuesday morning but the traders could not contained it. "As you can see, I lost everything to this fire," Mohammed Abdullahi said. "We want the government to come to our aid" he added.

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