{"id":151524,"date":"2025-02-20T12:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T11:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nema-confirms-death-toll-in-zamfara-market-blast"},"modified":"2025-02-20T23:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:39:48","slug":"nema-confirms-death-toll-in-zamfara-market-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/nema-confirms-death-toll-in-zamfara-market-blast","title":{"rendered":"NEMA confirms death toll in Zamfara market blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that an explosion at Talata Mafara Market in Zamfara State on Tuesday claimed four lives and left 50 others injured.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NEMA\u2019s Director General, Zubaida Umar.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the agency swiftly deployed a rescue team from its Sokoto Operations Office to respond to the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur team arrived at the scene to assess the situation and support emergency response efforts. Preliminary findings indicate that the explosion, caused by fire, destroyed several shops and stalls in the market,\u201d Umar stated.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses at the scene claimed that the explosion was triggered by a cigarette butt carelessly discarded, which ignited combustible materials in the market.<\/p>\n<p>According to NEMA, 46 of the injured victims were transferred to Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, where they are receiving treatment in the orthopedics, surgery, ICU burn unit, and ENT departments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNEMA is working closely with the Zamfara State Emergency Management Agency and other relevant authorities to provide necessary support to the victims and their families,\u201d Umar added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that an explosion at Talata Mafara Market in Zamfara State on Tuesday claimed four lives and left 50 others injured. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by NEMA\u2019s Director General, Zubaida Umar. 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