Fire guts Amigos Supermarket in Abuja

Wed, Jul 10, 2019 | By publisher


Disasters

THE popular and well sought after ‘Amigos Supermarket’ also known as ‘4U Supermarket’, in Wuse 2, Abuja, was gutted by fire on Tuesday.

Mr Jerry Timvh, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Timvh said that the fire outbreak, which affected only the warehouse section of the store, started at about 1:30p.m but was successfully put out by firefighters at 7:30p.m.

According to him, the cause of the fire is yet to be discovered as investigation is ongoing.

“The fire incident led to the loss of many goods in the store but an exact estimate of how much is yet to be revealed.

“The fire did not affect the main supermarket as it was controlled to reduce wild spread.

“There was no casualty as shoppers and staff of the store were able to evacuate the store immediately the fire started,” he said.

Amigos supermarket name was changed to ‘4U supermarket’ in 2015.

-NAN

BE

– July 10, 2019 @ 12:00 GMT /

Tags:


1 dead, 4 rescued in third mainland bridge accident

THE Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of one person and the rescue of four others,...

Read More
NEMA trains volunteers in Jos on fire outbreaks, tanker accidents,

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has trained grassroots volunteers in Jos on ways to respond to fire outbreaks and...

Read More
Firefighters rescue 63-year-old man from well in Lagos

OPERATIVES of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service have rescued a 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, alive from deep well...

Read More