Na wah o! Fire don raze plenty shops for Sokoto as sparks from welding work cause am. NEMA, dem dey responsible for emergency matters, don drop dis gist for Facebook after dem check the place where fire burn.
E happen for Old Market on Sunday morning, around 10:00 am. Eyewitness wey dey there say na as one welder dey repair shop door, sparks from hin welding work just scatter everywhere, then boom! Fire don start.
Fire don waka go about 60 shops wey goods worth plenty millions of naira don turn ashes. Goods wey dem burn include beverages, biscuits, nylon materials, cosmetics and plenty other things. Na serious gbege be dis, as plenty traders don lose their livelihood.
NEMA talk say fire service people no waste time, dem rush come meet the fire, help contain am before e fit spread go other parts of the market. E good as dem fit prevent serious wahala from happening more dan wetin don happen.
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, don come visit the scene too. Him talk say dis kind matter no be small, e dey affect everybody for Sokoto. Him promise say government go support the traders wey suffer from di incident.
Dis one no be only gbege for dem wey lose goods; e fit affect the whole community and government too. NEMA dey work with Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency to see wetin dem fit do make sure say dis kind thing no go happen again.
So my people, make we dey careful whenever we dey do welding or any activity wey fit cause fire. E no go too much to use fire extinguisher or dey alert pass, because no one wan see dem shop burn away like dis!
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