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By Amos Okioma, Yenagoa
A yet-to-be identified Marijuana smoker, Thursday, allegedly started a fire that razed about ten shops in the popular Swali Ultra-Modern Market in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Although, no lives were, lost but several persons were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries while attempting to carry their goods to safety.
It was learnt that the fire started at a refuse dump site close to the market where Indian hemp smokers had turned to their den for illicit use and sale of hard drugs.
According to eyewitness account, one of the Marijuana smokers allegedly dropped the butt of his Marijuana that was still burning, and started the fire that slowly gained access to a shop where highly inflammable disposable plates were stored.
It took the intervention of the state fire service to bring the fire that lasted for about 30 minutes and consumed goods worth millions of Naira under control.
