An early morning fire on Saturday gutted Ose Main Market in Onitsha in Anambra destroying three shops where drums of chemicals were stored.
The Director of Anambra Fire Service, Mr. Martin Agbili, confirmed the development.
According to Agbili, at about 1.02 a.m. on Saturday, the Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call of a fire outbreak at No 4 Ajasa Street, Ose Main Market, Onitsha, where they sell chemicals.
“We immediately deployed our fire trucks and our ever-ready and fearless firefighters to the fire scene.
“We swift into action, battled the fire, controlled and fought it to a standstill.
“The cause of the fire was unknown as nobody was there when it started. Although, the fire destroyed about three shops no life was lost during the heavy fire”, he said.
The fire chief said that a lot was saved as they prevented the fire from spreading to other shops around the fire incident scene.
He stressed the importance of always switching off our electrical and electronic appliances, especially when they are not in use.
He urged the residents to be mindful of the fact that the nation was already in the harmattan season and implored them to avoid anything which could cause a fire outbreak.