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Properties destroyed as fire razes Akure market



Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure

A section of the Akure central market, located close to the palace of the Deji of Akure was, on Thursday, gutted by fire.

The inferno, which started in the early hours of the day, affected no fewer than 100 shops and rendered many properties and materials worth millions of Naira damaged.

Traders at the market were counting their losses when our Correspondent visited the scene.

They appealed to authorities of Akure South Local Government Area and the state government to come to their assistance.

It was learnt that the fire incident was caused by an electric surge which occurred in one of the shops in the night and efforts to stop the fire did not yield any positive results until it affected other shops around it.

One of the shop owners, Mr. Ojo Owoeye, who claimed to have…



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