Barely six years after a serious hearth destroyed the Oba Market in Benin Metropolis, one other hearth broke out on the well-liked market late Wednesday evening.The market, which continues to be below reconstruction following the June 2020 inferno, was reportedly ignited by a photo voltaic panel.
Chairman of Oredo Native Council, Gabriel Iduseri, who visited the scene yesterday, confirmed that just one store was affected. He stated firefighters and safety operatives responded swiftly to comprise the blaze and forestall it from spreading to different sections of the market.
Iduseri stated merchants would not be allowed to put in photo voltaic panels contained in the market to avert future hearth incidents.
“We have now discovered {that a} photo voltaic panel prompted the fireplace. We’ll stop the set up of photo voltaic panels and examine all electrical wiring available in the market. I wish to guarantee everybody that we are going to help the affected dealer in resuming enterprise. Fortunately, there was minimal harm and no lives have been misplaced. Oredo Native Council was current and now we have carried out measures to stop thefts,” he stated.
The affected dealer was reported to have collapsed following the incident.
