Fire razes Ringim market in Jigawa

No fewer than 16 shops were burnt yesterday following a fire-outbreak at Ringim Cen­tral Market in Ringim Local Government area of Jigawa State.

This was confirmed to Daily Sun by the Com­mandant of Nigeria Se­curity and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Muhammad Gi­dado, in Dutse, the state capital.

He said the fire started at about 9am and raged almost one hour before it was put-out by the men of state fire service agen­cy with the support of NSCDC rescue team.
According to Gidado, though there was no loss of life, the inferno de­stroyed goods estimated at millions of naira.
The commandant main­tained that several shops of groundnut and other materials were destroyed during the incident.
Gidado further ex­plained that the cause of the inferno was yet to be ascertained, adding that investigation was ongoing by the command.
He urged traders in all markets in the state to re­frain from using inflam­mable materials at the point of their business to avoid similar incident.