The largest Market in Horn of Africa is under fire

The National Association of Somali Science and Environmental Journalists (NASSEJ) is very sorry and like to announce that the largest market in East and Horn of Africa region is under a huge fire over the last five hours.

On Tuesday night at around evening the fire was started and some reports say that the fire came as a mortar shell hit on a petroleum section of the market which caused to spread further and devastated several other sections of the market including the drugstores section.

The market is located the city centre  in Mogadishu, Somalia and called Bakara Market so many people rushed to the burning areas where the fire is currently continuing and there is more attempts to put out the fire, but was not yet achieved to halt it as it is motionless going on.  

Most of the people are alarming for help to stop the blazing although its night and most of the city is dark as well as there is a fear from bandits.

NASSEJ Information Desk

By: Rahmo Isack

Mogadishu, Somalia

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Tahliil Warsame Building, KM4 Area, Hodan District,
Mogadishu, Somalia, Tel: +2521-5531-800 / +2521-284357

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