In a CCTV footage widely shared on social media, a girl is seen setting a section of Ebeano Supermarket on fire. Wares worth billions of naira were burnt to ashes and black powder in the inferno that ravaged the facility in Abuja.

The police have identified the arsonist as a 9-year-old girl, and have since arrested and taken her in for questioning.

However, this article is not about who did what or if the girl acted alone. Rather, it is about what could have been done or what should be put in place to prevent incidents like that in the future.

Please, note that this article does NOT in any way apportion blame to the management of Ebeano Supermarket, neither does it justify arson.

The following are four lessons learnt from the fire incident, as well as a list of items that could have helped nip the fire in its bud and subsequently prevent the supermarket from losing billions of naira in wares:

1. Facilities should install smoke detectors

A mall as big as Ebeano Supermarket should have smoke detectors installed in the facility.

If you looked closely at the photo above, you would notice that even before flames became visible, there were lots of smoke. A smoke detector would have sent a signal to the fire alarm control panel or issued an audible alarm to staff and/or management of the supermarket.

2. Fire sprinkler system is important

A fire sprinkler is an automatic fire extinguisher installed in the ceilings of a building. If Ebeano Supermarket had this installed, water from the sprinklers would have doused the fire within minutes and there would have been limited loss incurred.

3. Fire extinguishers should be handy

This item comes handy in emergency situations like the subject under review. It is used to control small fires or fires that have not reached the ceiling.

The photo above shows that the fire had not gotten out of hand at the point when a staff of the supermarket noticed it. The staff took off immediately, assumedly to get a fire extinguisher to douse the fire.

The management of the supermarket could have done better. For a business that big, fire extinguishers should have be placed in all the rows.

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The only lesson to learn is that the Fulani Muslims are engaging in deliberate economic sabotage of the Southern tribes.

They have killed our farmers. They have killed the young men.

Now they are targeting Southern business in Northern Cities.

We need to respond effectively, through a common front.

Why are they no instant monitoring of camera footage for instant remedy to this kind of event?

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TarOrfeeek:
The only lesson to learn is that the Fulani Muslims are engaging in deliberate economic sabotage of the Southern tribes.

They have killed our farmers. They have killed the young men.

Now they are targeting Southern business in Northern Cities.

We need to respond effectively, through a common front.

How did you arrive at the conclusion that this is an act of economic sabotage by the Fulani?

hisgrace090:
Why are they no instant monitoring of camera footage for instant remedy to this kind of event?

Same question I asked. The point is highlighted in number 4.