The incident, which occurred in November 2024 at the Timber Market, Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, engulfed 107 shops.
The officers and men of the Enugu and the federal fire services extinguished an inferno at a section of the Modern Timber Market in the state capital.
“I cannot say much on this incident as I am not the chief fire officer.’’
He expressed the readiness of government to support the victims at their time of trial occasioned by the fire.
“Perhaps they didn’t wash the tank very well before welding, that’s why it exploded,” the source said.
