A huge inferno razed the largest market in Jijiga town on Thursday.
Eyewitnesses stated that the fire broke out in the morning. It then quickly spread to other shops before leaving everything in ruins.
The market is the largest in the capital of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia.
Firefighters arrived at the scene quickly enough but struggled to put out the fire.
Businessmen are counting their losses after watching helplessly as the inferno reduced their shops and stocks to ashes.