{
  "id": 4404180,
  "title": "Fire guts Abuja building materials market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/fire-guts-abuja-building-materials-market",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/fire-guts-abuja-building-materials-market/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A devastating fire broke out at Eda Plaza, a building materials market in Abuja, on Sunday, destroying shops and goods reportedly worth millions of naira. The eyewitness, who received a distress call around 3 am, rushed to the scene to witness the extensive damage. Only one of the two shops owned by the brother-in-law of the eyewitness and a packing store survived the blaze. The fire, which spread rapidly, resulted in the loss of over N20 million worth of roofing materials, many of which had been recently installed. According to the eyewitness, no casualties were reported during the incident. Firefighters from the Julius Berger team arrived at the scene around 4 am and managed to control the fire within four hours, with the help of the Federal Fire Department. A spokesperson urged the public to evacuate buildings in case of fire and not to obstruct firefighters.",
  "summary": "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/",
  "key_points": [
    "Fire at Eda Plaza destroys building materials market in Abuja",
    "Over N20 million worth of roofing materials lost in blaze",
    "Firefighters control fire within four hours with help of Federal Fire Department"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Fire guts Abuja building materials market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/fire-guts-abuja-building-materials-market-4405192",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:04:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}