Several shops were on Friday night razed down in a fire incident along the popular Complex Road by the Ekpan Roundabout in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
Many shop owners made fruitless efforts to salvage their goods as the fire spread from one shop to the other.
The cause of the fire was not known as of the time of filing this report.
Firefighters from the nearby Warri Refinery later rushed to the scene to rescue the situation.
They were still battling with the fire as of the time of filing this report.
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