An early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday gutted an electric appliances market in the Nnewi area of Anambra State, destroying property worth millions of naira.
It was gathered that the fire started at about 9:00 a.m, while the fire service promptly deployed its men and equipment to the scene to contain the situation.
The Chief Fire Officer of Anambra Fire Service, Mr Chukwudi Chiketa, who
made this known to journalists, explained that the inferno affected just five shops situated in a one storey-building which was housing electronics and electrical appliances.
He said: “The affected building is a one storey building, the inferno affected about five shops upstairs, which contain electronics and parts.
“The good part of it is that it has been controlled and there was no loss of life, a lots of shops upstairs and downstairs were saved,” he said.
He noted that the cause of the fire incident was yet to be ascertained, calling on residents to always exercise care and be fire conscious.
The fire chief also advised traders on the need for every store owners to acquire fire extinguishers to serve as a precaution before the arrival of fire fighters.
Early morning fire guts electric appliances market in Nnewi
