Fire guts Onitsha Main Market

A section of the popular Onitsha Main Market in Anambra state is currently on fire.

The cause of the fire which reportedly started around midnight has yet to be ascertained.

A trader in the market said two blocks of shops within the section of the market known as Kano Street had been razed by the fire.

He said efforts by fire fighters who arrived the scene to put out the fire have not been

The fire Chief, Martin Agbili,  said his men were promptly deployed to the area immediately he was alerted.

He said: “Around 2.20am on  Monday, November 28, 2022, Anambra State Fire Service, received a distress call of fire outbreak at Kano Street behind Main Market, Onitsha.

“However, we deployed our fire truck and firefighters to scene of fire and they have been working there. They have gone for refilling of the fire truck twice.”