Report reaching DAILY POST has it that the popular Railway market in Kaduna State was this morning gutted by fire, with property worth millions of naira completely destroyed and almost all shops razed.
DAILY POST learnt that the cause of the fire may not be unconnected with electrical fault. As at press time, smoke was bellowing out of the few remaining shops.
The market is known to be the major centre of fruits, from where they are distributed to other parts of the State.
Meanwhile, the state government is yet to issue a statement regarding the unfortunate incident but people were seen in their thousands sympathizing with owners of the shops.
A woman who refused to divulge her identity told DAILY PST that all her means of livelihood had been destroyed by the fire. “All my means of livelihood have been destroyed by the fire and l don’t know where to start my life from,” she lamented.
Another trader, Alhaji Sani Mohammed could not believe what has become of him after his shop was completely burnt down by fire. He said, “l leave everything to God Almighty who has answer to every situation that affects a man.”
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