Fire razes over 600 shops at old Bida market

A raging inferno on Thursday night razed more than 600 shops at the old market in Bida, home office of Bida Local Government Area of Niger. 

It was reported that the fire, which began at around 8.30 p.m., pulverized merchandise and other property in the old market. 

Witnesses said firemen from the Bida Fire Service and Federal Polytechnic Fire Service couldn't get to the consumed area of the market as a few shops were still on fire. 

The reason for the inferno couldn't be ascertained as at the time this report. 

Mohammad Badugu, the Chairman, Bida Local Government, disclosed that the whole market was inundated in flame. 

"We are expecting more firemen vehicles from Minna as our neighbouring local government firefighting vehicles are
not in good condition,” Mr. Bagudu said.

He affirmed that the Bida fire service and government polytechnic fire service, the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and great Samaritans aroused to stifle the fire. 

As per the executive, all the 600 shops in the old market were totally burnt.

He recorded merchandise wrecked to clothes, motorcycles, building materials, packs of maize, beans, rice, palm oil and poultry items. 

He communicated stun at the development, promising that the committee would endeavor to modify the market immediately. 

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Dibal Yakadi, affirmed the rate. 

"My Area Commander is driving police work force conveyed to keep up the security of lives and property in the market,'' Yakadi said. 

He clarified that the police were there to keep scoundrels from taking and guarantee lawfulness in the market.