300 shops razed in Zaria market

No fewer than 300 shops were on Saturday burnt at Sabon Gari Zaria main market in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that many property worth millions of naira were destroyed in the incident. An eyewitness told our Correspondent that the cause of the fire was not yet known, but it was suspected that might have been caused by an electric spark.
The eyewitness who identified himself as, Lawal Isa said. started in the early hours of Saturday, when the market was already closed. He said, “It was good Samaritans and men of the fire service worked very hard to put off the fire and prevented it from getting to other side of the market.”