Goods worth millions were destroyed during a fire outbreak in the popular Ogbe-Ijoh market located in Warri South council area of Delta State on Sunday afternoon.
On-the-spot assessment revealed that most goods, ranging from frozen foods, boutiques, food stuff like bags of rice, beans, onions and dried fish among others were lost to the inferno, which affected scores of stalls and shops.
Though the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, it was gathered that it started around 2pm.
By 4pm, a crowd had gathered around the market with victims crying over their losses.
Although security operatives were on ground to control the crowd and avert looting of wares, some of the crowd were sighted trying to salvage what was left from the inferno.
