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By NewsBits
An early morning fire has gutted the popular Ishieke Market, near Abakaliki the Ebonyi State capital. Reports said the market was completely burnt to ashes in the early hours of Monday morning. It was learnt that the fire incident started around 2:am and destroyed goods worth billions of Naira.
As at 7:00a.m. when our correspondent visited the market, many traders were seen crying profusely. They called for help from both the State and the federal government. As at the time of filing this, the authorities claimed investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire incident.
