Fire Incident Destroys Several Shops in Edo State
In the busy Ugbowo area of Benin, Edo state capital, a destructive fire outbreak wreaked havoc by consuming four shops, located opposite the university of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
According to reports from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the fire began around 2pm in a shop specializing in Hospital and Laboratory equipment before swiftly spreading to adjacent shops within the same building.
Despite the efforts of the Federal Fire Service, University of Benin Fire Service (UNIBEN), and UBTH's fire department, the blaze proved difficult to extinguish.
Residents and shop owners joined forces in a frantic attempt to salvage some of the merchandise from the engulfed shops.
Recounting the incident, Mr. Sunday Madubuko, who owns a Boutique in the vicinity, stated that the fire origin...