Fire gutted the only ultra modern shopping
mall in Benin, Edo State last night. Managing Director of the Super Mart Mr
Philip Edigin said that the fire started at about 12 mid night.
He disclosed that all effort to get the State fire service to come to their rescue proved abortive as the fire service told him they have no diesel to work. He said he was later able to get help from the Nigeria Air force fire service, IDSL NPDC and before the State fire service came at about 6am.
He disclosed that all effort to get the State fire service to come to their rescue proved abortive as the fire service told him they have no diesel to work. He said he was later able to get help from the Nigeria Air force fire service, IDSL NPDC and before the State fire service came at about 6am.
Meanwhile a supervisor in the State Fire
Service Mr Franklin Agbonlahor appealed to government for urgent upgrade of
facilities and equipment of the fire service.
Edo State Governor, Obaseki has ordered
full investigation into the incident. The governor, who disclosed this on Sunday when he paid an on the spot inspection to the
mall also said investigation would be conducted into the activities of the
state fire service. He described the damage done to the mall as catastrophic
and a major disaster.
"This
incident happening at this time of the year is a catastrophe. I have asked for
written report and investigation into the cause of the fire. We will also
investigate the claim by an official of the state Fire service on the
allegation of lack of equipment. Because I understand that trucks were
distributed by the NDDC and the State Government during the last
administration".
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