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Fire engulfs Abuja Next Cash & Carry supermarket

A thick smoke from the massive facility billowed into the sky Sunday morning.

• December 26, 2021
Next Cash & Carry Supermarket
Thick smoke from engulfed Next Cash & Carry supermarket in Abuja

Next Cash&Carry, one of Abuja’s biggest supermarket, has been engulfed by fire, Peoples Gazette can report.

A thick smoke from the massive facility billowed into the sky Sunday morning. 

The Gazette confirms Fire Service, police and other emergency responders have just arrived the scene.

No casualty has been recorded yet as the blazing inferno started just before the mall opened for business.

Witnesses who gathered around the area could not confirm the cause of the fire to The Gazette.

FRSC ambulance at the entrance gate of Next Cash &
Carry
Another fire service van entering Next Cash & Carry

More details later…

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