A two-storey building warehouse of textile materials at Ifejika Street, near Main Market on Sokoto Road, Onitsha, Anambra State reportedly caught fire on Friday morning.
The Chief of the state’s Fire Service, Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to NAN, onitsha stating that the a call to the agency about the sad incident came at 6.20 a.m. and he deployed firemen and four firefighing trucks to the scene.
He also said the first quickly spread to other buildings and shops in the area and destroyed goods and properties while sympathizers tried to rescue goods.
“The inferno has extended to some residential buildings in the area but we are making concerted efforts to contain the situation completely,” he said.
This is coming just 2 days after a major fire outbreak in Onitsha Main market was recorded which destroyed goods worth multimillions.
The fire, which reportedly started at about 8.30pm on Tuesday, razed many shops, burning goods and property to ashes.
“Anambra State Fire Service at about 9.40pm on Tuesday, March 25, received a distress call about a raging fire outbreak at the popular Iweka road, close to Ochanja Market, Onitsha.
“Immediately, a crew of firemen and firefighting equipment were deployed to the scene of the fire outbreak. They fought gallantly and contained the incident, stopping the fire from further escalation.
“The incident affected four shops, and many others were saved in a two-storey building. These shops contained furniture materials such as leather, foam and others,” the state’s fire chief, Chukwudi Chiketa confirmed on Wednesday.
Residents are left in utmost concern as the cause of these outbreaks are unknown.
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