Reports indicate the blaze began around 1:22 a.m. on Monday, catching traders off guard as flames engulfed sections of the market where grains and essential commodities are stored and sold daily.

A fierce midnight fire tore through Dumne’s well-known grains market, Kasuwan Dadi, in Adamawa State, destroying large quantities of foodstuffs and other goods.

Reports indicate the blaze began around 1:22 a.m. on Monday, catching traders off guard as flames engulfed sections of the market where grains and essential commodities are stored and sold daily.

Kasuwan Dadi is a key grains supply hub for Adamawa and neighbouring states, serving as an economic lifeline for thousands of families.

By the time residents noticed the fire, much of the traders’ carefully stored food had already been reduced to ashes.

Eyewitnesses said the destruction could have been far worse were it not for the quick response of local youths from Dumne, Shilon, Kinde, and Dimdima, who rushed out in the dead of night to fight the flames and prevent them from spreading.

Mothers and elderly women also joined efforts, risking their lives to save goods and contain the fire.

No casualties were immediately reported, but traders suffered heavy losses as shops, grains, and other market items were completely destroyed, leaving many families in uncertainty.

Residents have called on authorities to urgently assess the damage and provide relief to affected traders, warning that the destruction of such a major grains market could worsen food and economic hardship in the region.

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