A devastating fire outbreak has destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira at the Karu Market in the Federal Capital Territory.
Many properties, shops and goods were reduced to ashes, leaving traders and shoppers in despair.
The Acting Director of FCT Fire Service, Abiola Adebayo, confirmed the incident, stating that the fire started at around 8:00pm and destroyed several properties in the market.
According to him, firefighters were deployed to the scene.
Adebayo added that preliminary investigations suggest that the fire may have been caused by an electrical surge, which quickly spread and engulfed parts of the market.