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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has completed its coordinated emergency response following a fire outbreak at the Jos Terminus Market.
The agency disclosed this in a statement posted on its official page on March 15, 2026.
According to NEMA, the fire started a few minutes before 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, in a section of the market located in Jos North Local Government Area.
A joint assessment conducted by NEMA and other responding agencies after the incident revealed that several temporary stalls and lock-up shops were either partially or completely destroyed by the blaze.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the fire may have been caused by a power surge.
Emergency responders, including the Federal Fire Service and the Plateau State Fire Service, deployed fire trucks to the scene and successfully contained the fire before it could spread to other parts of the market.
Fortunately, no deaths or serious injuries were recorded during the incident.
While speaking during the response operation, the Head of NEMA’s Jos Operations Office, Bintu Wana, conveyed the sympathy of the agency’s Director-General, Zubaida Umar, to traders affected by the fire.
“The Head of NEMA, Jos Operations Office, Hajiya Bintu Wana, who led the NEMA, also conveyed the sympathy of the Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, to the market leadership and traders affected by the incident, particularly those who lost their shops and sources of livelihood,” the statement read.
Several agencies and stakeholders participated in the emergency response and damage assessment, including the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency, the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Red Cross Society, along with vigilante groups, market authorities, traders’ associations, and community volunteers.
Officials of the Plateau State Government and market leaders praised the swift response of emergency agencies, noting that their prompt intervention helped minimise the extent of the damage.