Shops and goods estimated to be worth multi-million naira were razed in a night fire incident at the popular Iweka Road, close to Ochanja market, Onitsha, Anambra State.
The Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, led by the state fire chief, Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident to newsmen today.
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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.
Chiketa noted that the inferno affected four shops, which contained furniture materials such as leather, foam, and others. many others were saved in a two-storey building.
He added that the cause of the fire outbreak has not been ascertained.