Kubwa market on fire, Five feared dead
Victoria Ogunrinde
The popular Kubwa ultra modern market in Abuja was gutted by fire on Friday evening and five persons are feared dead in the accident.
While the identity of the deceased were not immediately known, an emergency services personnel at the scene said at least two others were said to have sustained varying degrees of burns, vanguard reports.
However, the actual cause of the fire which started minutes before 8pm could not be immediately ascertained, as traders said it was as a result of explosion from adulterated kerosene.
Fire fighters as at 8:45pm were still struggling to contain the inferno.
Details later…..