Again, fire razes TudunWada market in Zamfara

Barely ten months ago after a fire razed some part of the Tudun Wada market in Zamfara which resulted in the loss of properties worth millions of naira, another fire incident had occurred in the same market on Saturday.

Properties worth millions of Naira and over 60 shops have been destroyed following a Saturday midnight fire outbreak at the TudunWada Market, housed by Gusau, Zamfara State capital.

Lawali Bello, the Chairman of the market, explained that the inferno was caused by an electrical fault in one of the shops and it eventually spread to other shops, destroying over 60 shops.

Traders who were victims of the inferno on Sunday morning visited the market and counted their losses. They also called on the government to intervene and assuage their situation.

Governor Bello Matawalle visited the scene of the fire outbreak on Sunday to assess the level of damage.

The governor promised to assist the victims with some money to immediately restart business somewhere else, pending the reconstruction of the burnt shops.

He also directed the immediate reconstruction of the market into modern shops, to enable the affected traders to have a befitting environment to do their businesses.

The Governor, who sympathised with the victims over the unfortunate incident, asked them to see the situation as the will of God.