EKO HOT BLOG reports that properties and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a kerosene explosion that rocked the Elekahia area in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The fire, which started at about 8:30 am on Friday, was caused by a kerosene explosion, with over 200 persons displaced as a result of the incident.
This online media platform gathered that some of the affected residents had traveled for the festivities while others were out for work when the fire started.
An official of the Federal Fire Service, John Nnemeka, said emergency officials arrived early but were unable to access the scene because of the nature of the houses.
However, Governor Nyesom Wike was not in the state when the incident occurred, as he was in London, United Kingdom, for a strategic meeting with some of his colleagues.
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