Fire on
Thursday gutted down a section of a three-storey residential building
located along Moore street by Bida road in Onitsha, Anambra State.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the inferno, which started around 9.45 a.m.
from one of the flats in the building, was allegedly caused by
electrical fault.
An eyewitness told NAN
that residents within the neighbourhood made frantic efforts to quench
the fire before the arrival of fire fighting officials.
“The Fire Service later arrived and, in collaboration with officers from the Red Cross, were able to put out the fire.
“Thank God for the intervention; the fire was already extending to the main market,” the source said.
Confirming the
incident, the spokesperson of the Police Command in the south-eastern
state, Mr Haruna Mohammed, said that no life was lost and no casualty
was recorded.
“At about 9:30 a.m.
today (19/3/2020), there was a fire incident inside a residential
building at No.13 Bida road by Moore Street, Onitsha.
“The situation was
brought under control and the entire area was cordoned off by the Police
and sister agencies, to prevent looters from taking advantage of the
stampede to wreak havoc,” Mohammed said.
He explained that preliminary investigation had revealed that the fire resulted from a power surge.
“The Commissioner of
Police, Mr John Abang, has ordered for a discreet investigation to
ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident,” he said. (NAN)
Credits: The SUN
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