Fire guts Abuja building materials market
A devastating Abuja market fire at Eda Plaza, Jabi, destroyed building materials worth millions. Read about the extensive damage and eyewitness accounts. Read More: https://punchng.com/fire-guts-abuja-building-materials-market/
A devastating fire on Sunday ravaged a building materials market called Eda Plaza in Abuja, Nigeria. The blaze, which broke out around 3 am, destroyed shops and goods reportedly worth millions of naira. Eyewitnesses recounted arriving at the scene to witness the extensive damage, with only one shop of the affected plaza remaining intact.
The value of lost roofing materials alone exceeded N20 million, with some of the destroyed materials recently installed the night before the incident. Despite the heavy losses, no casualties were reported. Firefighters from the Julius Berger team arrived on the scene and managed to control the blaze after approximately four hours of effort, working alongside the Federal Fire Department. Authorities have yet to comment on the incident.
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