Trader loses over ₦10m goods to Karu Market fire

A distraught trader, one of many affected by Thursday evening’s fire outbreak at Karu Market in Abuja, is in tears after losing goods worth about ₦10 million to the inferno. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(“div-gpt-ad-1719573269303-0”); }); The woman, who spoke on Channels TV and did not mention her name, wondered how she would cope with the aftermath of the fire, lamenting that she may not be able to afford her children’s school fees. “Everything has burnt down,” she lamented in a video shared by Channels TV on X. “I couldn’t recover anything. This is where we feed from. Ah, my children’s school fees are gone too.” googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(“div-gpt-ad-1719572001129-0”); }); Continuing she added, “I cannot hold myself, I am in pain – I don’t know if the government can help us. My money that has gone here is over ₦10 million. I am tired and I don’t know where to start.” READ ALSO: Millions lost as fire razes Karu market in Abuja  The Guardian reports that the FCT Fire Service in Karu market responded to reports of the fire when it started but the destruction caused by the fire could not be reversed. Currently, soldiers are stationed at the market to maintain order while authorities assess the full extent of the damage. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(“div-gpt-ad-1719572238704-0”); }); The post Trader loses over ₦10m goods to Karu Market fire appeared first on Guardian Nigeria News.