{"id":360,"date":"2024-06-28T07:54:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=360"},"modified":"2024-06-28T07:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T07:54:15","slug":"karu-market-inferno-gulffed-billions-of-naira-as-traders-recount-their-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2024\/06\/28\/karu-market-inferno-gulffed-billions-of-naira-as-traders-recount-their-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Karu Market inferno gulffed billions of Naira as traders recount their losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">By George Mgbeleke<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Traders of Karu Modern market in the Federal Capitol Territory (FCT),Abuja on Thursday night helplessly watched their goods destroyed by fire.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Eye-witness account revealed that the fire which started about 7.20 pm shortly after the traders left the market to their various homes to mark the end of the days business.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Having been alerted by those living close to the market of the frightening flame that was accompanied by smoke, rushed back to the market rasing alarm that alerted traders who rushed to the market in an attempt to save their goods.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to our source, efforts by men of Fire Service to put off the fire was frustrated by lack of access to the section of the market that paid the highest price in the inferno.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The source further noted that the particular section of the market where fire started\u00a0 attracted the highest level of customers in the whole market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He also added\u00a0 that while some traders alleged that the fire was caused by faulty electrical appliances, others claimed that it was\u00a0 the handiwork of unknown hoodlums who were bent on sabotaging efforts of traders in the market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our source who doubles as a trader in one of the shops in the market and preferred to be\u00a0 anonymous, narrated how some hoodlums were busy looting people&#8217;s hard earned goods without much attention by traders themselves to save some of the goods from being destroyed by fire.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He noted that since it was difficult for the men of Fire Service to have access to the section of the market that the fire was most pronounced, all they did with their vehicle was to extend their water\u00a0 close to the section of the market that suffered the most with the\u00a0 aim of safeguarding the parts of the market that were not touched by the fire to avoid colossal damage to thousands of shops that were housed by the market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Our source further disclosed that the fire lasted till about 10pm since it was difficult for men of the Fire Service located in the market to put off the fire for lack of accessibility to the very section of the market.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile, all efforts by our Reporter to reach the Public Relations officer of the market at the time of filing this report proved abortive.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By George Mgbeleke Traders of Karu Modern market in the Federal Capitol Territory (FCT),Abuja on Thursday night helplessly watched their goods destroyed by fire. Eye-witness account revealed that the fire which started about 7.20 pm shortly after the traders left the market to their various homes to mark the end of the days business. 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