By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has taken its fire outbreak prevention campaign to traders at Kubwa Village Market, in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
The Director, Forecasting Response Mitigation of FEMA, Mrs Florence Wenegieme, who led a team to sensitise traders, said it is part of ongoing efforts prevent fire outbreak in markets, offices, homes and other public places in the nation’s capital.
Wenegieme frowned at the returned of people who are selling petroleum products in the market after the 2022 fire explosion which was caused by the people selling kerosene.
She explained that during dry season, the agency discouraged traders from selling petroleum products in different locations because such products are supposed to be sold only at the filling station.
“But if you look around you will see people selling petroleum products like kerosene, dizseal, engine oil, under the high-tension wire.
“ Looking in front of us we have a generator mechanic and somebody selling kerosene right beside a transformer and under the high-tension wire”, she added.
She assured that the agency would continue to intensify efforts to rid the territory of all kinds of disaster with a view to save lives and properties.
According to him,” What we are doing here is a continuation of the Dry Season sensitisation which we started in November 2022.
“We have been moving from one market to another to enlighten traders on how they can prevent fire outbreak in the market.”
