… As traders jostle to salvage wares
Fire, on Thursday night, gutted a section of the famous Karu Market in Abuja, sending traders jostling to salvage their endangered wares.
The cause of the fire, which reportedly started around 8pm, was not immediately known.
However, the acting Director of the FCT, Fire Service, Amiola Adebayo, confirmed that firefighters had been deployed to contain the blaze..
A shop owner in the market, Hon. Jibreel Babangoshi, described the situation as bad.
He said; “The Karu market situation is bad.
Only one fire truck was on ground. They had no water when the fire started. When they got water, they couldn’t gain access as shops had been constructed on every available space.
They (firefighters) had to go through the back, from the village.
“Reinforcement came from Area 10, but access remains a challenge.
“Number of shops, worth of goods destroyed not yet known. Cause of fire not yet known.
“Fire started from Informal Sector section of the market,” he added.
