A fire outbreak has burnt down a popular mall in Benin city, Edo state leaving many in distress.
The mall was razed by the fire
A blazing inferno on Sunday razed a popular shopping mall,
Phill-Hallmark Supermarket, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State
capital, destroying goods worth billions of naira.
Information gathered revealed that the fire started at about 2am,
when only a few of the staff were present. The supermarket which has
several sections including boutique, bakery and other areas had goods
worth billions of naira destroyed as most of the owners are not even
aware of the incident since the incident happened on a Sunday.
The mall was also said to have over 50 employees and had recently undergone a major renovation, Punch reported.
As at about 9am, officials of the state fire service were seen
battling to put out the fire. The firemen extinguished the fire at
about 11:30am.
The Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki was at the scene of the
incident and sympathized with the victims as he inspected the extent of
damage to the mall.
A customer, who identified herself as Mrs. Grace, expressed
displeasure over what she described as a poor response in extinguishing
the fire.
She said, “I came to shop. But I am shocked because from what
Hallmark has, this (destroyed property) is running into billions. How
can a place like Hallmark burn down like this?”
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