A fire outbreak at the popular Kugbo Furniture Market along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway has destroyed several shops and goods worth millions of naira. The fire, which broke out on Friday, reportedly started after an electrical spark and quickly spread through sections of the market, consuming furniture, equipment and other valuable goods. An eyewitness, Mrs Mary Aniekan, who recounted the incident, said the fire started suddenly after an electrical spark was noticed in the affected area. According to her, traders and other people around the market immediately raised the alarm and made frantic efforts to put out the fire and salvage their belongings. "I was in my shop when we saw the fire and people running to safety, while others were trying to put the fire out but they could not. The fire started when AEDC restored electricity. Firefighters came but their water finished and up till now they have not been able to put [it out]."
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