Fire guts 300 shops in Katako market, Zaria

Fire incidence has destroyed no fewer than 300  shops and properties  in Katako Market,Sabongari, Zaria.

The fire which started around 03:30 hours on Sunday  left Properties and goods worth several millions of naira destroyed.

News Agency of Nigeria reports:

No fewer than 300 shops were destroyed after a fire swept through Katako Market in the Sabongari area of Zaria in Kaduna State on Sunday.

The fire started at about 03:30 and was put out at about 08:30.

Alhaji Abubakar Bagobiri, Chairman, Sabongari Marketers' Association, described the incident as pathetic. 

Bagobiri said security personnel on guard at the market told him that it was caused by an electrical problem.

"I was told that the fire was caused by an electric spark which subsequently engulfed the market," he said.

Bagobiri appealed to Kaduna State Government, State Emergency Management Agency and National Emergency Management Agency to come to the aid of the affected traders.

"Goods worth millions of naira were lost in this ugly incident, hence the need for government, non-governmental organisations and individuals to come to the aid of the affected traders," he said.While praying for God's protection against recurrence, the chairman appealed to the affected shop owners to accept it as the will of God and look unto Him for assistance.

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