Goods worth millions of naira were gutted by an early morning fire on Friday in Basiri area of Ado Ekiti. The fire affected a food vendor’s store, a furniture showroom, as well as a workshop belonging to a tailor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at the popular Textile Area of Basiri in Ado-Ekiti. xThe owner of the furniture showroom, Mr Seyi Lateef, told NAN that he received a distress call around 3.00 a.m. “I lost two industrial sewing machines, three other sewing machines and clothing materials worth N1.5 million.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2021 12:22 UTC