Breaking News: as you’re reading this a section of the Oba Market situated in the Ring Road axis of Benin metropolis is on fire.
The fire which is said to have commenced earlier this evening has reportedly consumed a big chunk of the market.
The arrival of the Fire fighters to combat the fire has not helped matter as it is alleged that they came in hours after the fire, which has engulfed many shops in the market, started.
Many traders who have stores in the vicinity were seen crying and hurriedly packing their loads to minimize loses which some onlookers estimated may be running into hundreds of millions.
The market fire is a perennial thing which is often occurring towards the end of the year.
