A section of a motor park in Jos, popularly known as NTA Park was gutted by fire on Wednesday night.
It was reported that the fire started around 7:30 pm and lasted for several hours before it was eventually put off by men of the fire service.
The Chairman of the Motor Park, Maikwudi Ibrahim, during an interview with newsmen on Thursday, said although no life was lost during the fire incident, the outbreak destroyed several properties including shops.
He said; “We were there around 7 pm. The fire started in the office of our Financial Secretary and spread to shops around the park.’’
“The fire was much because it started where tires and forgotten items of passengers were kept and everything was burnt down. The drivers who always sleep in the park were still around, they were able to quickly remove their vehicles and that saved vehicles from being burnt. But the fire spread to shops and razed them.’’
Ibrahim blamed the fire incident on a power surge in the affected office where the inferno was ignited.
He said; “The fire was caused by a power surge from the Jos Electricity Company because, while we were still at the park, they restored light and took it again almost immediately. This happened more than ten times. It was when they brought the light for the eleventh time that we saw a spark from the Financial Secretary’s office and before we knew what was happening, the fire was everywhere.”