Several shops were on Tuesday morning razed by a fire outbreak at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State
By Emma Ogbuehi
Several shops were on Tuesday morning razed by a fire outbreak at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State.
It was learnt that the inferno resulted in the destruction of numerous shops.
A viral video of the incident captured the moment some of the shop owners watched their properties destroyed by the fire.
“This light is too much. This is not caused by NEPA (electricity). Maybe some people were cooking and the fire started from there because this light is much,” one of the traders said in the video.
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Goods, especially foodstuff, charcoal and second-hand clothes worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno.
Market women said about 46 stalls were affected. They want government to provide them with initial palliative before rebuilding the stalls.