A fire outbreak at the Kugbo Furniture Market in Abuja on Friday affected 21 shops and a vehicle, with no casualties recorded.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said its Abuja Operations Office received a distress call about the incident at about 11:15am and immediately mobilized emergency responders, including the Federal Fire Service.
NEMA said its responders assisted with crowd control and supported firefighters in containing the blaze and preventing it from spreading to other parts of the market.
Some valuables were also recovered from the affected shops, while emergency operations ended at about 1:40pm.
The cause of the fire has not been officially established. However, separate reports quoted traders as estimating their losses at more than ₦500 million.
