Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Goods worth millions of Naira have been lost to midnight fire that razed the Powerline Market, Aba, Abia State.
The actual cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be ascertained but reports say inflammable substances kept in one of the affected shops in the market could have triggered the fire.
One of the victims, Agu Igwe, said he received a phone call from a friend in the night that his shop was on fire.
Igwe, who could not control his tears while narrating the loss, cried out that his burnt shop was recently restocked.
Another trader said he took a loan from a local financial organisation to buy goods.
The victim who deals in plastic and scrap material, lamented that the proceeds of his weekend sales which he kept in his shop, were burnt to ashes.
There is no official reaction yet from the Abia State Government.
The victims have appealed to Government and good-spirited individuals for assistance.
