Governor Bello Masari of Katsina state Monday visited the scene of the fire at Katsina Central Market where some sections of the market were razed with hundreds of shops burnt to ashes and goods worth millions of naira lost.
It was learned that the inferno started around 8:30 am at a shop and quickly spread to other parts of the market.
Masari of Katsina state, who went round the affected sections to see the extent of the damage caused by the inferno, was obviously shocked as he left without uttering a word to the media.
A combined team of Federal and state firefighters, state emergency management agencies, police, and other security agencies were able to put off the fire.
The chairman of the traders’ Association of the market, Alhaji Abbas Labaran Alibaba, said the fire began at a shop close to the Market mosque, adding that the estimate of the wealth lost could not be ascertained.
He ruled out electric problem as the possible cause of the fire, saying there was no electric power at the time of the incident.
The incident happened one day after fire destroyed over 60 shops at Tudun Wada Market in Zamfara State.
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