The popular Wuse market in the Central Area of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been engulfed in the fire outbreak.
The cause of the fire outbreak cannot be ascertained at the time of filing this report, but the incident abruptly ended the business of the day around the Market Area.
This is pandemonium and confusion as well as traffic gridlock on all the roads leading to the market. People are seen running in different directions.
Policemen, who arrived at the market, barricaded the entrance to prevent people from moving into the markets. They were seen shooting sporadically and firing tear gas into the atmosphere.
The Nation reports that a section of the market, specifically the car park at the northern side of the entrance, was engulfed by the fire as smoke billowed into the atmosphere.
Some vehicles in the car park were, while people inside the market were also seen forcing their way out by jumping the perimeter fence.
Firefighters were trying to put out the fire at the time of filing this report.