According to a report by Channels
Television, the fire started around the early hours of January 1, 2018
while Nigerians were celebrating the dawn of a new year.
Even though there's no official cause given for the fire yet, eyewitnesses blamed it on high voltage.
They
also claim that the state's fire service was alerted to the fire but
couldn't properly attend to it because they complained about lacking the
tools to help extinguish the fire.
Goods
and properties worth millions were lost to the tragedy as many failed
to salvage anything from the wreckage while other traders scrambled to
salvage as much as they could.
Watt Market fire
Earlier in November 2017, Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirmed the destruction of over 50 shops after a fire incident at the Yoruba section of Watt Market in Calabar.
The fire affected mostly electrical, provision, jewellery and book shops in the market with no casualty recorded.
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