EKO HOT BLOG reports that goods and shops worth millions have been destroyed after a mysterious fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday, at Onitsha main market, in Anambra State.
The Market is reputed to be the biggest in West Africa and hosts a large population of traders, who are mainly importers of goods and deal in varied products.
A source, Mr Barth Ifediora, who raised alarm, said the fire broke out early morning of Tuesday, in a section of the market known as White House.
White House is the office of the leaders of the market, an expansive two-storey building and hosts several offices, halls for meetings in the first and second floor, while the ground floor hosts shops.
A source said: “The area mostly affected by the fire is the block of shops under the white house, where expensive lace materials are sold.”
At the time of filing this report, Martin Agbili, the fire service boss in Anambra State, could not be reached for reactions.
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