Properties worth millions of naira were lost in an early morning inferno which razed a section of Sabo Market, Ikorodu, as no fewer than 25 shops, a relaxation spot and two warehouses and houses were yesterday razed. The incident was attributed to a power surge which occurred at about 1:20am when the traders had retired from the day’s business. This prompted response of the state emergency responders who were said to have prevented the fire from escalating. It was learnt that the victims blamed their woes on the non-challant attitude of personnel of Ikeja Distribution Company who supplies electricity to the market. According to the traders, the company failed to respond to a distress call until the situation almost got out of hand. "Before going home on Tuesday, there was high voltage which affected electrical appliances such as bulbs, fans and sockets, a signal that havoc will soon be recorded but the distribution company turned deaf ears to this. "The office of the electricity supplier is very close to the market and we called their emergency number asking them to switch off the panel leading to the market but there was no response until the fire escalated and almost spread to their office," chorused the traders. An eyewitness, Austin Daniel, said he received a distress call at about 1.25am and quickly rushed to the scene. "I was confused when I got a distress call thinking it was a small matter and I rushed to the scene with two buckets of water but it dawned on me that it was not a child’s play when I got to the scene. 'Anyway, credit goes to the fire services who were readily on ground before me and many other shops were saved," he said. One of the affected victims simply identified as Sunday,who deals on provision, said he did not believe the inferno could spread to his shop. "I thought I was coming to sympathise with others but I was shocked to discover that my shops were among the affected shops," he lamented.
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Posted: at 8-10-2015 10:03 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
omoboriowo96 at 8-10-2015 10:11 AM (8 years ago) (m)
sorry for the lost
Posted: at 8-10-2015 10:11 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
Why will dat guy Sunday wish other pple bad and not himself "he thot he is going to sympathise wit others" can u imagine. Good dat ur shop is among. Rubbish I feel for all those whose shops and warehouse wit enjoyment centre was affected.
Posted: at 8-10-2015 02:14 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Properties worth Millions of Naira is gone. Who should we blame, traders or PHCN?
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Posted: at 9-10-2015 10:07 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Now they are gonna be seeking help from the Government
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Posted: at 9-10-2015 10:08 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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