A popular Prince Ebeano Supermarket at Lokogoma district in Abuja, was on fire on Saturday, July 24.
Fire fighters from several fire service stations in Asokoro, Garki, Games Village and the National Judicial Institute in Abuja were said to have combated the “massive” fire.
According to him, the cause of the fire has yet to be ascertained.
He said that it was not yet known if lives were lost and the extent of property lost in the incident.
Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Federal Capital Territory, Ibrahim Muhammad, had said on Sunday, that the cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained.
“Until after the fire has been put off we cannot say if any life was lost to the inferno,” Muhammad said.
In a new development, a CCTV footage has surfaced showing an unidentified woman deliberately lighting a gas cooker in the supermarket, which resulted to the fire outbreak.
Millions of items were lost in the supermarket as a result of the outbreak.
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