A fire outbreak occurred at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja during the early hours of Thursday, affecting only the Adidas Sports shop within the complex.
The blaze, which reportedly began around 3 a.m., had its cause yet to be determined at the time of this report.
Firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, Berger Fire Department, and FCT Fire Service, along with police officers, swiftly responded to the scene to contain the situation.
A resident of Jabi identified as Saliu told reporters that the fire had been successfully extinguished.
He said, “Around 3 a.m. 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.”
Confirming the incident, the FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said officers were deployed to secure the premises 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 stated.
The development comes shortly after another fire outbreak at the Old Karu Market in Abuja, where goods worth millions of naira were destroyed before firefighters from multiple agencies brought the flames under control.
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