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Fire burns house of former Senate President, David Mark

Fire burns house of former Senate President, David Mark
Jidechi 1 January 2, 2020 9:17 pm A section of the Otukpo residence of the former Senate President, David Mark have reportedly gone up in flames with at least 2 vehicles and 15 motorcycles burnt. According to witnesses, the fire spread from a nearby bush bordering the fence of his guest house and gutted the section of the premises where the two ambulances and the 15 motorcycles kept. Some workers within the residence who saw the raging fire quickly moved to put it off but couldn’t as the fire was said to have moved so fast destroying everything in sight. However, officials of the Benue State Fire Service, Otukpo Office were quickly alerted when efforts by workers and neighbours to put out the fire failed and they moved in to quench the fire.


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