JUST IN: Fire razes store at Abuja popular mall

A fire outbreak was reported at the popular Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja during the early hours of Thursday, causing panic among early responders and security personnel at the shopping complex.

The incident occurred around 3:00am, and as at the time of filing this report, the exact cause of the fire had not yet been determined.

Sources confirmed to our correspondent that the blaze was contained to the Adidas sports store, which suffered damage. No other shops were affected by the incident.

It was further gathered that firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service, as well as police officers, were deployed to the scene.

A resident of Jabi, Saliu, who informed our correspondent of the incident, said the fire had been contained.

He said, “Around 3am., 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.”

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The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident to our correspondent.

Adeh said police officers were deployed to the location to secure the area 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 said.