Fire Guts Popular Shopping Mall In Abuja (PHOTOS)

On Friday, October 23, one of Abuja’s popular shopping malls, Grand Square, located at the Central Business District, was razed by fire.

Grand Square shopping mall in Abuja

Speaking with journalists, eyewitnesses said that the fire began at about 12 midnight, but was not put out until about 11am on Friday morning. However, fire fighters managed to prevent the fire from engulfing the entire shopping mall.

Confirming the incident, one of the security men on duty said that he had been instructed not to let anyone inside and disclose the details of the inferno to journalists.

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“Sorry some journalists have been coming since morning but the owner of the place told us not to talk to you people (journalists), but that he will personally address the press eventually,” he said.

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Although the management of the shopping mall was not willing to comment on the incident, The Nation found out that property worth millions of naira was destroyed by the fire and the electronic section was badly affected.

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On September 15, fire gutted a shopping plaza in Broad Street on the Lagos Island area of Lagos State. Textile materials and fashion accessories estimated at millions of naira were destroyed in the inferno.

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