Twenty-one shops and a vehicle have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at the Kugbo Furniture Market in Abuja.
No life was lost in the incident, while emergency responders recovered some valuables from the affected shops and prevented the fire from spreading to other sections of the market.
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday by its Abuja Operations Office Press Unit.
According to the agency, its Emergency Response and Ambulance Bay received a distress call about the fire at about 11:15 a.m., prompting the mobilisation of the Federal Fire Service and other emergency response stakeholders to the scene.
NEMA responders assisted with crowd control and supported firefighters in containing the blaze.
The agency said the fire was successfully dampened to prevent secondary outbreaks and further spread.
Emergency operations at the scene ended at about 1:40 p.m.
NEMA said it remained committed to supporting affected communities and coordinating emergency response efforts with relevant stakeholders.
