Christmas Day fire guts storey building in Anambra
A one-storey building in Onitsha, Anambra was gutted by fire on Sunday, the state Fire Service announced.
Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Service, Martin Agbili, said in a statement that a distress call was received by the service at about 1.00 p.m. on Sunday.
“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 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.
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