By Michael Abayomi
Multi-million naira PADOFEC Plaza around Trademore Mega Estate in Lugbe, Abuja, is on fire.
Fire fighters have arrived at the scene, working hard to put out the inferno.
PADOFEC Plaza is opposite CLOBE Estate.
A shop in the Plaza that sells electrical appliances is completely razed down, raising the quantum of losses incurred from the incident.
The cause of fire remained unknown as of press time.
But, mysteriously, there wasn’t power supply at the time of the fire incident.
The shop, as learnt, was not on solar power, thus making it difficult to implicate immediate cause of fire.
One of the fire service officials, Mr. Bright from Games Village Abujsla Fire Station said they came as soon as they could after getting the distress call.
He also stated that the fire had consumed a lot of goods before they arrived at the Plaza.
He told THE CONCLAVE that the extent of damage could be physically evaluated in millions of naira, but there were no casualties.
The fire was brought under control and eventually put off before the fire fighters left.
Mr Bright had said before the fire service team left that “a professional and adequate investigation will be conducted to assertain the major cause of the fire but as of the moment, the solar panels over the roof of the plaza that belong to other shop members could likely be the cause.”
Trademore Estate Police Division was also on the ground to take control of possible mobs in the area that might want to take advantage of the fire to loot property and goods.
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