<p>A historic wood market in Senegal's capital Dakar went up in flames Saturday night, with firefighters still quenching the smouldering remains the following morning, <em>AFP</em> journalists saw.</p>.<p>Named Parc Lambaye, the market lies in the built-up centre of the sprawling seaside city, and is known for its woodwork suchbur as doorframes and cabinets.</p>.<p>"There were no deaths, only material damages," said one gendarme who declined to be named.</p>.<p>A huge blaze was ignited late on Saturday and lasted all night, burning the market to the ground, gendarmes and firefighters at the scene told AFP on Sunday.</p>.<p>Responders on the scene said they did not know what had ignited the fire, however.</p>.<p>On Sunday morning, firefighters were still using water hoses on smoking piles of rubble at the site.</p>.<p>Dakar is a West African metropolis of some 3.5 million inhabitants, where fires in its cramped informal markets are an occasional occurrence.</p>
<p>A historic wood market in Senegal's capital Dakar went up in flames Saturday night, with firefighters still quenching the smouldering remains the following morning, <em>AFP</em> journalists saw.</p>.<p>Named Parc Lambaye, the market lies in the built-up centre of the sprawling seaside city, and is known for its woodwork suchbur as doorframes and cabinets.</p>.<p>"There were no deaths, only material damages," said one gendarme who declined to be named.</p>.<p>A huge blaze was ignited late on Saturday and lasted all night, burning the market to the ground, gendarmes and firefighters at the scene told AFP on Sunday.</p>.<p>Responders on the scene said they did not know what had ignited the fire, however.</p>.<p>On Sunday morning, firefighters were still using water hoses on smoking piles of rubble at the site.</p>.<p>Dakar is a West African metropolis of some 3.5 million inhabitants, where fires in its cramped informal markets are an occasional occurrence.</p>