For six hours, Somali firefighters battled a market fire.
A similar fire last month reduced the main market in the city of Somaliland's breakaway state to ashes.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
Firefighters in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, fought for six hours to put out a fire that had overtaken a market overnight.
Banadir Market, located near the mayor's office, is one of the city's largest retail centers.
The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday evening and took until after midnight to put out.
The fire, which was believed to have been started by an electrical fault, killed no one.
Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble offered his condolences to the traders who had lost their belongings on Facebook, along with images from the scene.
A similar fire last month reduced the main market in the city of Somaliland's breakaway state to ashes.
The Hargeisa fire is said to have damaged property worth millions of dollars.
