‌Six feared dead in Abuja market inferno

‌Six feared dead in Abuja market inferno

By Steve Oko

No fewer than six persons were feared dead and scores injured in a fire incident that broke out at Tippee Market on 3rd Avenue, Gwarinpa in Abuja today, Thursday morning.

According to reports, the inferno started from a spark in one of the shops and raged on four about two hours before the arrival of the Federal Fire Service.

An eyewitness said that firefighters did not arrive at the scene until 2am after the market was engulfed by fire.

Hoodlums took advantage of the situation to vandalised the shops and carry out other nefarious activities before the firefighters arrived.

Five bodies were recovered from the fire and taken to the morgue. One was burnt to ashes while those injured were rushed to the hospital.

An eyewitness was quoted saying, “We were woken up last night at about 12am. Almost every resident of the Estate had to rush to the scene of the fire outbreak. We were all helpless and couldn’t do anything

“For over two hours, firefighters didn’t come to the scene. Six people had already been burnt to death before they arrived. Some of the shop owners usually sleep there. So, they were trapped in their shops.

“Many people have lost their sources of livelihood. Even private houses were burnt too. It was a sad situation. The corpses have been evacuated and the fire put out. It was caused by a spark in one of the shops.”

 

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