Hours after an inferno in Zaria, Kaduna State gutted about 150 shops at the Sabon Gari market in the ancient city, the Head of Corporate Affairs, Kaduna Electric Company, KEDCO, Abdul Azeez Abdullahi, has denied that electricity sparks caused the inferno. VANGUARD reports.Information Guide Nigeria
According to him, reports received indicated that the fire incident started in one of the shops in the market., where no fewer than 150 shops were destroyed at the ‘Yan Katako’ Market in Sabon Gari Zaria.
Eyewitnesses said the fire started around 1 am when there were no people in the market except few security men who couldn’t do much to save the situation.NYSC Portal
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A local official said “the fire spread to other shops in the market and that efforts to attract fire service agencies within the area were not successful.