Traders at the Timber Market in the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, woke up to see their timbers all in flames following a midnight fire.
TheNewsGuru gathered that the fire started from the casket section of the market about midnight breaking into Thursday, even as those affected said no firefighter has been seen at the sight as of the time of filing this report.
The fire was still seen in some parts of the wood section. As at 7.30am this morning, TheNewsGuru gathered.
One of the victims, said he was home when the sad incident happened.
“I was at home around 11:30pm to 12midnight when someone called me that there was fire at market.I don’t know where to start from”.
Details later….