A commercial two-storey building on Iweka Road, near Ochanja Main Market in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State was gutted by fire on Tuesday evening.
Anambra Fire Service through its leader, Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to reporters 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.
9News Nigeria reports that part of the statement revealed; “We don’t know the exact cause of the fire, but we were called to respond, and we did,” 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.”
He added that the fire crew worked tirelessly and withdrew from the scene at about 3:05 a.m.
9News Nigeria reports that residents and sympathisers were seen trying to salvage the remains of goods from the affected shops.
