Over fifty shops were burnt down to ashes on Monday, November 28 at the electronics section of the Watt Market in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital.
With property worth, millions of naira were lost to the incident and now the victims are appealing to the state government to assist them to start life all over again as their major source of livelihood is now been destroyed.
The traders lamented that no fire agency was on the ground to put out the fire, forcing the victims to use manual means of preventing the fire from escalating which achieved nothing.
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The electronic section at Calabar’s popular Watt Market which was consumed by fire on Monday Night is located directly behind the Atakpa Police Station. Police personnel had to rush to the area to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation to rub other shops not affected by the fire.
Calabar Traders Blame Government As Fire Destroys Electronics Market
