The National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) said on Sunday that at least
3,800 shops were destroyed by Saturday’s
fire incident at the Sabon Gari Market, Kano.
Its Director-General, Alhaji Muhammad Sani-
Sidi, told newsmen at the scene of the
incident in Kano, that the interim
assessment of the situation, indicated that
more than 90 per cent of the market had
been destroyed by the fire.
“It is unfortunate that from the record
more than 90 per cent of the market has
been burnt.
“Base on the report, more than 3, 800
shops and quite a number of buildings
were razed by the inferno,” he said.
The director-general explained that no
fewer than 15 persons sustained various
degrees of injury during the incident.
He, however, said that the injured were
already receiving treatment at the hospital.
He said the agency was working closely
with the state government to ensure that
the victims received proper treatment at the
hospital.
“Assessment is still ongoing and the state
government has mobilised over 100 trucks
to clear the rubble,” Sidi said.
He said that lack of access roads made it
slightly difficult for fire-fighting vehicles to
have easy access to the market while the
fire was raging.
“The incident was unprecedented and
overwhelming and can negatively affect the
economy of the country,” he said.
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