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Property destroyed as fire razes two-storey in Onitsha
- …the State Fire Chief, Engr. Martin Agbili said the cause of the fire remained unknown, adding that no life was lost in the inferno.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that property worth millions were destroyed by fire on Monday at a two-story residential structure in Woliwo, Onitsha, Anambra State’s Akunnia Street.
The final floor of the building was affected by the catastrophe, which happened about 4.35 am.
Although there were no casualties in the blaze, eyewitnesses claim that the fire would have spread to other nearby buildings if neighbors hadn’t acted quickly before firefighters arrived and put it out.
Confirming the incident, the State Fire Chief, Engr. Martin Agbili said the cause of the fire remained unknown, adding that no life was lost in the inferno.
He said: “At about 0435hrs (4.35am) of today, Monday 25-07-2022, Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call of fire outbreak in a two-storey residential building at Akunnia Street, WOLIWO, Onitsha.
We deployed two (2) fire trucks and firefighters to the fire scene. The fire was fought, controlled and extinguished with the assistance of the public who were at the scene before our arrival.
“Although the fire affected the last floor of the building but a lot were saved within and around the burning building.
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“As at the time of fighting the fire, the cause of the fire remains unknown and there was no loss of life.
“Major challenge encountered was that our fire trucks found it difficult to penetrate the street to the burning building due to how the buildings were structured with no space for emergency vehicles.
“We left the fire scene at about 0645hrs (6.45am).”
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