Onitsha’s fire guts warehouse

A warehouse in a three-story structure at No. 64 Venn Road in Onitsha, Anambra State, was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday.

This was confirmed in a statement released on Wednesday in Onitsha and signed by Mr. Martin Agbili, Director/Fire Chief of the Anambra Fire Service.

Agbili reported that at around 9:46 p.m. on Tuesday, Sanish in Onitsha called the Anambra Fire Service to report a fire outbreak in a three-story structure at No 64 Venn Road.

We arrived at the fire’s scene right away with our fire vehicles and hardworking firefighters.

“There was no loss of life, and the cause of the fire is unknown.

“Many hoover flasks in the warehouse were destroyed,” he said. “The fire affected the goods at the ground floor and partially affected the building.”

According to Agbili, his guys were successful in stopping the fire from spreading to nearby structures.