FEMD said firefighting trucks arrived at the scene of the fire on time but could not gain access to the market to put out the fire on time.
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department says lack of access caused a delay in putting out the fire at the Karu old market in Abuja on Thursday.
Mrs Wenegieme underscored the need for access to market, public and private buildings by fire service personnel and trucks during fire outbreaks for quick interventions to reduce losses. She said:"There are Fire Stations at two locations in Karu; we have the Karu Fire Station, and a Fire Station and firefighting truck in the new Karu Market under construction.
"We had to break walls to pass the firefighting water hoses through, to be able to put out the fire," the acting DG said.She further said that personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Army and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were also on ground for crowd control.
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