A devastating fire swept through the popular Iweka Road in Onitsha, Anambra State, gutting multimillion-naira shops and goods. The blaze started around 8:30 pm on Tuesday, razing many shops and burning goods and property to ashes.
According to Punch Newspaper, the Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call at 9:40 pm and quickly deployed firefighters and equipment to the scene.
The cause of the fire remains unknown, but the incident has left many traders counting their losses. The fire service withdrew from the scene at 3:05 am on Wednesday, March 26.
Confirming the fire incident on Wednesday, the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, led by the state Fire Chief, Chukwudi Chiketa, said it received a distress call at about 9.40pm and immediately deployed a crew of firemen and firefighting equipment to the scene.
Chiketa said, “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 cause of the fire outbreak has not been ascertained. The crew of firemen withdrew from the incident’s scene at 03:05 h3.05am) of the next day, Wednesday 26th March.”
A devastating fire swept through the popular Iweka Road in Onitsha, Anambra State, gutting multimillion-naira shops and goods. The blaze started around 8:30 pm on Tuesday, razing many shops and burning goods and property to ashes.
According to Punch Newspaper, the Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call at 9:40 pm and quickly deployed firefighters and equipment to the scene.
The cause of the fire remains unknown, but the incident has left many traders counting their losses. The fire service withdrew from the scene at 3:05 am on Wednesday, March 26.
Confirming the fire incident on Wednesday, the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, led by the state Fire Chief, Chukwudi Chiketa, said it received a distress call at about 9.40pm and immediately deployed a crew of firemen and firefighting equipment to the scene.
Chiketa said, “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 cause of the fire outbreak has not been ascertained. The crew of firemen withdrew from the incident’s scene at 03:05 h3.05am) of the next day, Wednesday 26th March.”
