Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire outbreak at Amobi Street Ochanja market, Onitsha recently.
The incident which was attributed to an electrical fault according to some traders was said to have occurred when EEDC brought light in the area.
According to an eye witness who gave his name as Ikenga Okija, the prompt intervention of men of the fire Service, averted further escalation of the incident as no casualty was recorded.
Narrating the incident, the operational Director, Anambra State Command of the Federal Fire Service DSP, Kerian Uzoma, said the arrival of the men of the command, alongside Anambra State Fire Service, was able to put the inferno under control.
He called on the traders to be fire safety conscious at all times.
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