Goods worth millions of naira have been burnt as a result of a fire incident that occurred at Potiskum Central Market in Yobe State.
TimenewsNg reports that the fire, which started around 10 pm on Saturday, destroyed some shops and other valuables.
Chairman of the United Marketers Association, Potiskum Chapter, (UMAPO), Nasiru Mata confirmed the incident.
“I’m currently at the scene of the fire disaster.
“We do not know the actual cause of the inferno, but firefighters have immediately responded to our call and are doing their best to put off the fire,” he said.
As at the time of filing in this report, it was gathered that with the timely response of the fire service personnel and good ‘Samaritans’, the inferno was successfully put off.
TimenewsNg gathered that no life was lost in the incident, but victims are still counting loses.
