Causes and Strategies for Curbing Market Fire in Nigeria | Chapter 06 | Emerging Issues in Science and Technology Vol. 2
Classification of causes of market fire
in Nigeria is a study aimed at identifying and classifying the causes of market
fire in Nigeria from the market users’ perspective. The study considered
markets with high commercial activities and they were selected from three major
cities, namely Lagos, Port Harcourt and Onitsha. Sixty questions on the causes
of market fire were designed and distributed to 1074 shop owner/traders
(respondents). The factor analysis method was adopted to streamline the
questions into six categories and they were ranked. Results showed that the
most common cause of market fire in Nigerian is “general storing” and this
category attained a commonality ratio of 0.09284. Other causes of fire in
markets included electrical installation which ranked second with a commonality
ratio of 0.08071. The third to the sixth in that order are, disposal and
knowledge of market locations, market exit points, regulations regarding
markets and awareness and fire emergency plan. A design plan for an ideal
market is provided taking cognizance of the following: ventilation, fire wall
and roofs, building in clusters, electrical wiring in conduits, firefighting
tools in place, general storage facilities, and dedicated parking area and that
for smoking, etc. It is recommended that Government should institute fire
professionals to handle design and operation of markets.
Author(s) Details
Nnamdi Ilodiuba
Centre for Occupational
Safety, Health and Environment, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
Nigeria.
Ify L. Nwaogazie
Centre for Occupational
Safety, Health and Environment, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
Nigeria.
John Ugbebor
Centre for Occupational
Safety, Health and Environment, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
Nigeria.
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