Midnight fire destroys shops at Mogadishu Cantonment Mammy Market

A Midnight fire outbreak on Wednesday destroyed some shops at the Mogadishu Cantonment Mammy Market at Asokoro in Abuja.
A statement by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Army Headquarters Garrison, Colonel Omale Ochagwuba, said the fire affected only a few make-shift shops in the market.
Ochagwuba said the fire, which started at about 4am on Wednesday, immediately triggered fire alarm in the cantonment.
According to him, the cantonment community raced to the scene to fight the fire before Fire Service arrived the scene.
He said the combined efforts of fire services of the Army Headquarters, Navy, Air Force, Defence Intelligence Agency and Guards Brigade amongst others brought the fire under control.
He said: “The concerted efforts of the emergency responders and the barracks community in bringing the fire under control quickly was quite commendable.
“Other emergency service like the Federal Road Safety Corps also responded and assisted in controlling traffic at the cantonment bus stop.
“The Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison, Maj.-Gen. J.G.K. Myam, who was physically on ground directed soldiers to isolate the section of the fire from spreading to other parts of the market.
“This saved the market from further destruction.
“On the whole, only some few make shift shops were affected.”