Mysterious Fire reportedly gutted shops at the popular Karu market, a suburb in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
The Karu market fire, which began around 7pm on Thursday, according to eye witness report, has not been put out because of lack of access road.
An eye witness, Jane who spoke to TheFact Daily on phone told the paper that firemen from the Federal Fire Service were on ground but could not gain access to the affected section of the market.
She said, apart from the goods and properly worth millions of Naira being destroyed by the fire, those living around were afraid that the fire could escalate to their buildings.
Asked if efforts were being made by the locales to bring the fire under control, Jane said, not much efforts could be made to contain the fire.
The cause of the fire outbreak is yet unknown as the paper awaits an official statement on the incident from the Area Council.
However, the fire is still raging as at the time of filing this reportĀ