ASABA—The Government of Delta State, Nigeria has assured
victims of Kwale market fire disaster of assistance to enable them restart
their businesses.
The state Commissioner
for Bureau for Special Duties, Mr Ernest Ogwezzy, who gave the assurance when
he visited the market to sympathise with those whose shops and wares were razed
by Wednesday’s fire disaster, said the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa-led
administration was committed to the wellbeing of all Deltans.
Ogwezzy who also
inspected the burnt portions of the market, said: “The extent of damage as I
have witnessed so far is colossal and I don’t know how to estimate the level of
damage caused by this inferno but all I need to say is that it was a big loss.”
Urging the victims and other shop owners to
always guard against fire, he said: “You should at all times provide fire
extinguishers in your shops and residence so that when these things happen,
people can easily combat the fire before fire fighters will arrive.”
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