JUST IN: One Person Killed, Several Shops Razed As Fire Guts Central Market In Zamfara
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Wednesday, January 31st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A fire has destroyed several shops at Gusau Central Market, killing one person.
The fire reportedly broke out at around 9 p.m. last night in the furniture section of the state capital’s largest market.
The Commander of the Nigerian Fire Service, New Market office, Hamza Mohammed, informed Channels Television that a shop owner whose name is yet to be identified died while attempting to enter his shop to extinguish a fire forcefully.
Firefighters from the state command have been battling the inferno since 9 p.m. yesterday, preventing it from spreading to other shops.
Mohammed reported that several shops were affected by a fire, but the cause is still unknown.
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