Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- An early-morning fire disaster has destroyed at least 50 shops at the Fatima Simra Multi-Purpose Market in the Dakata area of the Kano metropolis.

The Chairperson of the market's fire committee, Dauda Chula, confirmed the incident to journalists, stating that the inferno began at around 5:40 a.m. on Friday.

According to Mr Chula, the affected area primarily housed small-scale businesses specialising in oil production and the recycling of plastics and nylon-materials that likely fueled the rapid spread of the flames.

"From our preliminary assessment, about 50 shops have been leveled, and the fire is still raging," Mr. Chula said Friday morning. "We are still awaiting the arrival of the Kano State Fire Service personn...