By Musa Tanimu Nasidi
A midnight fire Razed off property worth millions of naira including a block of rooms and a Beer Parlour around the Alhari area of Lokoja metropolis, Kogi State on Thursday night.
THEANALYSTNG gathered that the affected Residential building located along Alheri junction, was used mainly as beer parlour, shop and workshop by some artisans.
The affected occupants, who bemoaned their losses, have appealed for help from government and philanthropists to ameliorate their situation.
One of the victims, Micheal Tony, who said he lost three generating sets, heavy duty tyres, fridges and other valuables including huge amount of cash, said that the fire started around 2.00am long after all of occupants had closed for the day.
He said although eyewitness and neighbours helped to call men of the fire service in the state, their arrival was much too late to salvage the situation.
One of the victim, while reacting to the disaster, explained that the incident would throw many of them into the labour market.
When our reporter visited the scene today, some shop owners were seen inspecting the premises. They however refused to speak with newsmen on the incident.
Residents and eyewitnesses appealed to the state government to make the fire service more proactive in cases of emergency arguing that if the service had arrived on time the situation might have been saved.
As at the time of filling in the report,Some of the victims of the disaster were seen packing debris of their losses from the site of the incident
