Fire Razes 200 Shops In Sapele Market

Properties worth millions of naira, including the building of the Sapele Modern Market, were on Friday night destroyed by a fire outbreak.Eyewitnesses said more than 200 shops with assorted goods were lost to the fire.The intervention of local fire fighters was said to have prevented the fire from

spreading to residential houses around.It was learnt that the fire, which started around midnight, was suspected to have been caused by high voltage from the power supply.A source confirmed that the fire started midnight due to a surge in power supply, which caused the sparks that eventually
consumed the market.The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs. Celestina Kalu, who confirmed the incident, described it as unfortunate and painful.