Fire guts store at Abuja popular mall

A fire outbreak occurred at the popular Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja in the early hours of Thursday, sparking concern among residents and business owners in the area.

According to reports, the incident began around 3 a.m., though the exact cause of the fire has yet to be determined as of the time of filing this report.

Sources confirmed that the Adidas Sports shop was the only outlet affected by the blaze, while other sections of the mall remained untouched.

Emergency responders were said to have quickly arrived at the scene to contain the situation, preventing the fire from spreading to nearby stores.

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.

A resident of Jabi, Saliu, who informed our correspondent of the incident, said the fire had been contained.

He said, “Around 3am., 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.”

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The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

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.