As a long-time New York fashionista, when I think sample sale, the accompanying image flashing through my head is still the warehousepacked with ecstatic women rummaging through racks of designer threads, elbowing fellow shoppers out of the way in a tizzy of crazed designer discount glory.
Fireworks in a warehouse sparked a blaze that quickly spread to other buildings in the densely packed city -- the largest in the Africa's most populous nation.