The popular Mile 1 market in Port Harcourt was said to be fire early hour of today, Tuesday.

More update.

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Maybe...Since I don't know, it's better not say anything!

Pictures or it did not happen

yes, everything raised down. what a pity, I couldn't stop to take pictures.

Imagine bad luck! Xmas is around the corner and I believe most businesses in that market have stocked their shops with lots of items. Chai, its a big pity. I hope no life was lost?

its time to ask google

isaacosas01: .

na wa o

Its true..my friend mum shop was affected...

[b]I guess this brings me to the next chapter of my Year Long Series Clueless Government, Clueless followers


Fire Service:: It is still rather amazing that all the governments that come into power seem not to appreciate the importance of certain social services like the Fire Service, the Ambulance service, the Police, e.t.c.

A few years ago, this same Mile One market was gutted by what would be the biggest fire ever in my history of Rivers State. The fire was so firece that it actually burnt down one of the Fire Service trucks that came to put out the blaze.

For those who dont know Port-Harcourt very well, The only Fire Service Station in the whole of Port Harcourt that I know of is located very close to this mile one market. Yet I can bet my money that the only competent fire fighters on the scene are not the governments fire fighters, but those of Companies like Shell, Total, Agip and co..

After the first fire, the government decided to build a proper market in place of the open stalls and sheds that were there initially. Problem is, the government only built on a small section of the Land, the rest of it slowly but surely went back to being the crazy market that it used to be.. Though in fairness to the government, the new market building had fire fighting equipments built into the property, the lack of development on the remaining portion of the land has now become the source of the new fire.

Now as usual, what would happen would be another clean up, speeches made, promises made, talks of compensation would be discussed but never actualized, people would pick up the pieces, and in 1 months time, this would all have been forgotten..

What about the other Areas of Rivers State that have no access to good Fire Service? Shouldnt there be atleast 1 fire service station in every local government area?!

This is why I keep saying that Nigeria is like a playground of kids.. We play and get injured, we get treated and instead of fixing that which caused us hurt, we just walk around it like it isnt there, until the next person gets injured..

My heart goes out to the Traders. My Grandmother lost 3 of her shops in the last fire and got scammed out of her claims by the government.[/b]

on fire as in the latest market in town with the plentiest customers or the markayt cash faya?

The fire started around 2 p.m.

I dont know o

What is it with this market, getting burnt at the end of the year.

The fire incident is true. it has raise down poeple sweats & efforts built over d years. is quite un4tunate.

if the story pans out that would be one too many fires in the last one year to be called coincidences

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how would I know....do we even have fire fighters in dis country...I heard d response of d fire service was nothing 2 write home abt...dey brought water in basins 2 put out d fire, alongside their outdated trucks....fire service pple just dey jonz lyk say dem b moutuary attendant...I hope the affected traders are fully insured o...if not.......

Khalessi please follow back m following u

Are you telling us or you are asking us?

strangest: Pictures or it did not happen

Your picture, or you are not a human being!

I passed there this mrnin. Dat fire actuallt wrecked havoc. Even d sand in dat market ws burnt to ashes. Bt I hear say some of my brother frm d east wan renew dia okwu ego. Na true? I only pity d innocent victims among dem

Redhot111: I passed there this mrnin. Dat fire actuallt wrecked havoc. Even d sand in dat market ws burnt to ashes. Bt I hear say some of my brother frm d east wan renew dia okwu ego. Na true? I only pity d innocent victims among dem

Whats okwu ego?

Na wa o

Hmm na wa o, devil on rampage. Jst yesterday my neighbours house burned down and now this?? Hope no lives were lost