There was palpable fear on Moday as fire gutted a section of the Onitsha main market in Anambra State.
A trader, Obi Ifediora, confirmed the incident, saying two block of shops have been gutted by the fire.
It was gathered that the inferno started at around 1am on Monday and attempts by men of the Anambra State fire service to extinguish it have proved abortive, Tribune reports.
The chief fire fighter in the state, Martin Agbili, confirmed the incident, saying that he promptly deployed his men to the area when he was alerted.
He said: “The fire started around 1am, and I quickly deployed my men there.
“So far, they have gone to refill the fire trucks with water twice, and our men have gone to refill a third time.”
