Some traders in Karu market, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday, said they lost goods worth millions in the fire outbreak.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire incident occurred on Thursday at about 7pm.
Some of the traders who spoke with NAN in tears, said they don’t know how to manage the fire incident.
One of the affected traders, Alhaji Abdulhadi Abubakar, who is the Chairman of the Karu Traders Association, said he was still trying to recover from the shock.
According to him, the fire was believed to have resulted from a spark of wire from a shop when power was restored.
Abubakar expressed disappoinment over the inability of the Fire Service to put off the fire before it escalated to several shops.
“I have seven shops and everything was razed down by the fire. Not even a pin came out of my shops.
“The Fire Service cannot do much due to lack of access road.,” Abubakar said.
Another victim, Mr Sunny Mba popularly called ‘Sunnytex’ who deals in drinks and provisions, said he could not believe that his business which he had been building for years could just vanished.
Mba who sustained serious injury as a result of the flame, said he was trying to recover goods from his shop.
He faulted the Fire Service for their inability to respond quickly.
“I sustained severe burn in my right hand, from the flames while trying to recover some goods from my shops.
“The Fire Service and security guards refused people to go inside the market during the fire,” he said.
