Fire has gutted a two-storey commercial building on Iweka Road, near Ochanja Main Market, in the Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The incident happened on Tuesday evening.
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The Fire Chief of the Anambra Fire Service, Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.
According to him, the fire service received a distress call at about 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday and immediately deployed its firefighters to the scene.
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“We don’t know the exact cause of the fire, but we were called to respond, and we did,” Mr Chiketa said.
“The incident affected four shops in the two-storey building, but many others were saved. These shops contained furniture materials such as leather, foam, and other items.”
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He added that the fire crew worked tirelessly and withdrew from the scene at about 3:05 a.m.
NAN reports that residents and sympathisers were seen trying to salvage the remains of goods from the affected shops.
