The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has put the number of shops destroyed by Saturday's fire incident at Sabon Gari market in Kano at around 3800.
The Director-General of NEMA, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi, told newsmen at the market that preliminary assessment showed that more than 90 per cent of the market was destroyed by the inferno.
"It is unfortunate that, from the record, more than 90 percent of the market has been burnt. Based on the report, more than 3, 800 shops and quite a number of buildings were razed by the inferno,” he said.
He lamented that lack of access roads hindered the movement of fire fighting vehicles within the market.
“Assessment is still ongoing and the state government has mobilised over 100 trucks to clear the rubble.
“The incident was unprecedented and overwhelming and can negatively affect the economy of the country,” he said.
He also said that fifteen persons who sustained injuries in the incident were receiving treatment at the hospital.
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