Traders in tears as fire guts Enugu timber market

There was pandemonium at the popular Timber market in Maryland, Enugu State on Friday night when fire razed the market to ashes.


According to Eastern Reporters, the fire broke out around 10:30pm after traders had closed for the day.

Affected traders couldn’t hold back tears as they were consoled by sympathisers who thronged the area.

Planks worth millions of naira were burnt to ashes by the raging fire.

Desperate traders were said to have made frantic efforts to salvage their goods from being consumed by the fire.