According to eyewitnesses, the fire also burned shops on the third floor of the three-story building near the primary market.
According to our source, the fire was started by an electrical problem.
According to one of the market vendors, the damage had already been done before the arrival of the fire department.
“We were calling the fire service, and they have not responded,” she explained. See how goods belonging to traders are being destroyed before their eyes,” she complained.
Tochukwu Ikenga, a police spokeswoman, confirmed the occurrence and stated that no one was killed.
“Preliminary investigation shows that the fire was caused by an electric spark and was put out by combined efforts of the police and fire service team.
“The situation has been brought under control. The Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng advises the public to always take precautionary measures to avert such ugly incidents.” said.