At least 55 shops belonging to traders have been destroyed in a fire outbreak which occurred at a Zamfara Central Market.
It was gathered that some properties worth millions of naira were completely razed down by the inferno on Tuesday.
Chairman of the affected section, Alhaji Sa’adu Dahiru, confirmed the scale of the destruction and described the incident as devastating.
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He said: “The fire also destroyed some shops belonging to blouse and seasoning sellers.
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“I know some of our members who lost everything. They have families and rely on this business to provide for them.
“There is one of our members who kept his N50,000 in the shop with the intention of taking it to the bank today (Tuesday), but the money was razed along with his goods. I am appealing to the state government to look into our plight and support us financially.
Also speaking over the fire outbreak, Managing Director of the market, Alhaji Ahmad Salihu Shinkafi, said that the management was still investigating the root cause of the fire.
He said: “From what we were told by some of the traders, it was ignited by a herb which does not resist excess heat.
“They said once there is excess heat, it can explode. But we are still investigating to know the actual cause of the fire.”
