Many persons were feared injured
following a gas explosion that occurred at the Port Harcourt Shopping Mall in
Rivers State on Tuesday.
Eyewitnesses said the incident
caused a stampede as many customers who were on the holiday visit tried to
escape from the building.
The eyewitness, the management of
the Mall was able to put out the fire.
In the meantime, the Rivers State
Government has assured members of the public that the Port Harcourt Shopping
Mall will resume operations on Thursday as the minor fire incident at the
facility has been contained.
Secretary to the Rivers State
Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, gave the assurance after inspecting the
facility alongside the Management of the Mall.
Danagogo said that he was
directed by the Governor to conduct on the spot assessment because of the
importance of the facility.
He expressed happiness that the
management of the mall has been able to contain the fire, adding that those
injured in the incident will receive adequate medical treatment.
He asked the management of the
Port Harcourt Shopping Mall to meet with the State Government on Thursday at
the State Secretariat to further discuss other aspects of the incident and
possible areas of intervention by the State Government.
On her part, Chioma Okorie who is
the, Manager of Port Harcourt Shopping Mall, said that the fire incident broke
out in a kitchen of one of the shops in the facility.
She said that the fire fighting
equipment and officials of the mall helped in putting out the fire.
She said that the facility will
be opened to the public on Thursday after the smoke would have cleared out.
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