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| Bridge Head Market fire (Photo credit: BBC) |
According to the state Fire Service, a one-story structure in Onitsha, Anambra, was completely destroyed by fire on Sunday.
Martin Agbili, Director/Fire Chief of the Anambra Fire Service, stated in a statement that the organisation got a distress call on Sunday at about 1 p.m.
“I immediately deployed our fire truck and our ever-ready and fearless firefighters to the fire scene.
“They went into action, battled the fire, controlled and fought it to a standstill,” he said.
The fire chief said that the cause of the fire is a suspected power surge, saying that no life was lost during the fire incident.
Mr Agbili stressed the importance of always switching off all our electrical and electronic appliances, especially when it is not in use.
(NAN)