The incident occurred at 1:30pm on Friday.
A witness said children and food hawkers were among those trapped in the building.
At the time of filing this report, rescue operations by officials of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service and the National Emergency Management Authority ( NEMA ) are currently on-going.
At the time of filing this report, rescue operations by officials of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service and the National Emergency Management Authority ( NEMA ) are currently on-going.