Fire Guts Onitsha Market Monday Morning
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Fire has gutted the Onitsha market this morning.
A section of the
biggest market in West Africa is said to be currently on fire.
A
trader in the market, Mr Obi Barth Ifediora confirmed the incident, saying
that so far, two block of shops have been gutted by the fire.
The
fire is said to be particularly in a section of the market known as Kano
Street.
It was gathered that the fire started Monday morning, and
has defied attempts by men of the Anambra State fire service to extinguish it.
The Chief fire fighter in Anambra State confirmed the incident,
saying that he promptly deployed his men to the area when he was alerted.
He said: “The fire started around 1 a.m., and I quickly deployed
my men there.
“So far, they have gone to refill the fire trucks
with water twice, and our men have gone to refill a third time.”
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire was
yet to be ascertained.
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