Fire razes 300 shops at Kaduna market

An early morning fire destroyed about 300 shops at Sabongarin Zaria main market in Sabongari local government area of Kaduna state, on Saturday.

A correspondent of NAN, who visited the scene, reported that buildings, sheds and property worth millions of naira, were destroyed in the inferno.

Adamu Ibrahim, the vice chairman of butchers association at the market, said the cause of the fire was unknown.

“Reports received from eye witnesses so far, indicated that the fire started either by midnight or early morning of Saturday and it is suspected to be caused by electricity problem,” he said.

“It took the intervention of good Samaritans and men of the fire service to put off the fire and prevent its escalation.

“However, more than 300 shops have already been destroyed. We are therefore appealing to government to come to our aid.”