Over 1,200 stalls were engulfed in flames at Hausa market along Asaba-Benin Expressway in Okpanam, the capital of Delta State, due to a gas explosion. According to reports, there were no fatalities, but one individual sustained injuries as the blaze ravaged merchandise and food supplies, among other goods.
An observer noted that numerous traders lost their homes, as some of them lived in the wooden structures that were consumed by the fire. The eyewitness attributed the incident to an explosion originating from a gas cylinder.
The eyewitness said, “It is a massive land occupying stores built with wooden structures. They have different activities taking place there.
“Somebody that sells noodles there was preparing noodles and there was an explosion from the gas cylinder he was using.
“The entire market went into flames with the harmattan breeze that is a catalyst on its own and the fire spread across.
“According to the leader of the community, there were over 1,200 stores and just about 20 stores were spared.”
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