Fire destroys goods worth millions of naira in Calabar market

<p>Goods reportedly worth millions of naira were destroyed during a fire outbreak at Watt, a popular market in Calabar, Cross River.</p>, <p>The fire, which was said to have started around 2:00 am on Thursday, affected no fewer than six shops in the market.</p>, <p>Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, Commanding Officer, Calabar Command, Federal Fire Service, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the fire was caused by a power surge in one of the shopping malls in the market.</p>, <p>Olomola, who could not give an estimate of the the value of the goods destroyed, however said that the affected shops were well stocked.</p>, <p>She noted that but for the timely intervention by her team, the fire would have affected more shops.</p>, <p>Olomola said, “Our response was timely and we could only prevent the fire from spreading beyond the six affected shops.</p>, <p>“My advice is that we should always adopt preventive measures by ensuring we put off all appliances to avoid incidents like this.”</p>