A serious hearth outbreak on Sunday morning gutted components of the Kugbo Furnishings Market in Abuja earlier than firefighters from the Federal Fireplace Service and different emergency responders introduced the inferno below management after a number of hours of intense firefighting.
The Federal Fireplace Service, in an announcement signed by its Nationwide Public Relations Officer and Head of Company Providers, Paul Abraham, mentioned the hearth, suspected to have been attributable to {an electrical} surge, broke out within the early hours on the market, one of many largest furnishings hubs within the Federal Capital Territory, the place the character of supplies saved posed a excessive threat of fast unfold.
In response to the Service, a misery name was obtained at its management room at about 8:37am, triggering the rapid deployment of firefighters from the Particular Unit of the Nationwide Headquarters.
Two high-power floor monitor home equipment have been mobilised from the headquarters, whereas an extra firefighting truck responded from the Nyanya Fireplace Station, with the FCT Fireplace Service additionally becoming a member of the operation.
Firefighters from each providers battled the blaze for greater than three hours earlier than efficiently containing it, stopping additional escalation.
The coordinated response, the Service mentioned, led to the saving of properties estimated at about ₦1.8 billion, although the general worth of the market was put at over ₦2 billion.
The Controller Basic of the Federal Fireplace Service, Olumode Samuel Adeyemi, counseled the gallantry and professionalism of the responding firefighters, stressing that early reporting of emergencies was vital to decreasing losses.
He urged members of the general public to promptly alert the Service each time incidents happen, noting that well timed calls allow swift intervention and efficient deployment of assets.
Adeyemi additionally expressed appreciation to the FCT Fireplace Service for its continued collaboration in joint emergency response efforts, describing such partnerships as important to safeguarding lives and property within the nation’s capital.