The affected shops are located at 4, Ajasa Street, where they sell drums of chemicals. The fire incident was confirmed in a statement released by the Anambra State fire chief, Martin Agbili.
This isn’t the first time this month that a fire incident has happened in the market. According to Agbili, firefighters deployed to the scene of the fire incident battled the fire all through the night. He said, “At about 1:02 am on Saturday, the Anambra State Fire Service, received a distress call of a fire outbreak at No 4 Ajasa Street, Ose Main Market, Onitsha, where they sell drums of chemicals.
“Immediately, we deployed our fire truck and our ever-ready and fearless Firefighters to the fire scene. We swift into action, battled the fire, controlled and fought it to a standstill. “The cause of the fire was unknown as nobody was there when it started. Although the fire destroyed about three shops, no life was lost during the heavy fire.
A lot were saved as we prevented the fire from spreading to other shops around the fire incident scene. “It is important to know that we must always switch off our electrical and electronic appliances especially when it is not in use. “We must also know that we are at the peak of the harmattan. Avoid anything which can cause fire outbreak at this season.”
