Fire destroys Ashawo market in Asaba Delta

                          
Fire outbreak has destroyed about 10 stores in a building  with over 90 rooms occupied by prostitutes in Asaba, Delta State capital,the fire started Friday night,destroys goods worth N10million

Though the exact cause of the fire is not known but a resident called Izuchukwu in the area blamed it on electricity connection.
Izuchukwu explained that the fire started at about 5am when Muslims were preparing for their early morning prayer. “I came out in the morning when they were preparing for prayers and I saw flames of fire going up and people started shouting for help.”

the fire started from an electrical con­nection when electricity was restored by the Benin Elec­tricity Distribution Company (BEDC). “The fire was caused by electrical connection. When electricity was restored, there was a spark which resulted in the fire incident,” Izuchukwu noted. he also blamed men of the fire service for not responding on time to the distress call, noting that the inferno would have done more havoc before the fire service men arrived if not for the ef­forts of neighbours.