Panic As Fire Guts Warehouse In Onitsha

A serious fire outbreak has caused panic in Anambra State on Tuesday night.

The fire gutted a warehouse in a three-storey building at No. 64 Venn Road in Onitsha, Anambra State.

The is contained in a statement signed by the Director/Fire Chief, Anambra Fire Service, Mr Martin Agbili,  on Wednesday in Onitsha.

Agbili said the Anambra Fire Service received a distress call of a fire outbreak in a three-storey building at No 64 Venn Road by Sanish in Onitsha at about 9:46 p.m. on Tuesday.

“We immediately deployed our fire trucks and our diligent firefighters to the scene of the fire.

“The cause of the fire is unknown and no life was lost.

“The fire partly affected the building and affected the goods on the ground floor as many vacuum flasks in the warehouse were destroyed,” he said.

Agbili said that his men were able to control the fire from spreading to other buildings around.