Borkena
Toronto – 46 stores are reportedly destroyed after a fire accident in Jigjiga city Oksede Shopping mall. According to information from Somali Regional State Communication Bureau, the incident took place on Saturday night around 3:40 a.m. local time.
The incident came a day after Eid-al-Fitr celebration.
Most of the stores damaged in the accident are apparel stores.
The regional government said that damage from the accident is massive. However, no estimate of the total damage is specified.
The region’s fire service, security forces and residents of the city took part in the effort to control it before expanding to nearby areas.
On Sunday, Mustefa Mohammed, president of the regional state, and other senior members of this administration visited the scene of the accident.
The incident has reportedly shocked business owners in the shopping plaza.
Somali region communication bureau reported that Mustafa Mohammed met with the business community impacted by the accident and expressed consoling words.
At the time of this writing, the cause of the fire is not established. Investigation is underway.
There had been a similar fire accident in a shopping mall in the city about three years ago. The regional government had reportedly been working to support those businesses who lost assets from the last fire in the Taiwan Shopping mall. This incident took place in July 2023. At the time, Mustafa Mohammed formed a Task Force to identify the damage to chart out support for those impacted by it.
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