An early morning fire outbreak on Tuesday engulfed several shops at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State.
Grassroots Parrots reports that properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by the inferno as a viral video of the incident captured some shop owners mourning over the matter.
One of the traders in the viral video suspected that electrical spark may have triggered the inferno “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,”
A source from the town on Tuesday morning said the fire was eventually quenched by the personnel of Federal Fire Service and Kwara State Fire Service.
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The source added that no fewer than five shops were affected by the inferno.
“The authorities are still assessing the situation, but personally, I know at least five shops were affected. The worth of goods and properties destroyed can’t be said now until the assessment finishes.
“There are also several claims as to the cause of the fire until we wait for the fire service to release their statement on it,” the source said.