Analysis of the Overview of the Causes of Fire Outbreaks in Nigerian Markets
Odaudu Ugbede Sunday
Department of Architecture
Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Nigeria
Email: arcodauduugbede@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Markets employ traders and several auxiliary workers such as porters, truck pushers, revenue collectors, security, among others. To reduced fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria, the causes of fire were critically considered in this study, in order to check the high frequency of fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria. There is a need to take steps to curb these raging fire outbreaks through preventive measures to avoid further loss of lives, goods and properties. The causes of fire outbreaks in Nigeria were recapped with the aim of being informed of the inappropriate activities of people that causes fire outbreaks in markets and thereby reduces fire outbreaks and the consequences. To investigate the causes fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria and to analyse the damages caused by fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria as well as evaluating ways to reduce fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria are the objectives. The methodology for this study is the review of relevant literature on the past fire outbreaks in markets and other commercial buildings in and outside Nigeria, in order to know their possible causes and other related issues. The findings showed that, there is no study on the assessment of damages caused by fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria; subsequently, there is need for the analysis of the damages caused by fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria. It is expected that, this study shall educate people about the danger of fire outbreaks, by informing them about their various inappropriate activities that cause fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria. It is also expected that, this study shall lay a foundation for further studying of causes of fire outbreaks in markets in Nigeria. Thus, it is recommended that, people should be well educated with regards to how to stop their inappropriate activities that cause fires in Nigeria markets, in order to reduce the incidences of fire outbreaks and their consequences.
Keywords: Causes, Damages, Fire Outbreaks, Markets, Nigeria.
