Fire razes store at Abuja mall
A fire incident occurred at the Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja, in the early hours of Thursday.
The cause of the fire, which started around 3 am, could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
News Nexus gathered that only the Adidas Sports shop was affected.
It was further gathered that firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service, as well as police officers, were deployed to the scene.
Saliu, a resident of Jabi, said the fire had been contained.
He said, “Around 3 a.m., this morning, there was a fire incident at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja. No loss of life or injury was recorded. Only the Adidas Sports shop was affected by the fire.”
Josephine Adeh, FCT police public relations officer, confirmed the incident.
Adeh said police officers were deployed to the location to secure the area and prevent looting.
“We received a distress call at about 3:40 a.m. We immediately deployed our men there to secure the place and prevent any breach of public order,” she said.
