FIRE CONSUME THREE WAITERS IN ANAMBRA BEER PARLOUR

The corpses of the deceased as at the time of filing this report have been deposited at the Nnewi Diocesan Hospital (Akwudo) by the police, while the owner of the joint has been arrested and has made useful statement to the police.

Penpushing reports that, a resident of the area, who preferred anonymity , said that the owner of the motel is a woman fondly called ‘Obodo Umu Anumanu.’, who always  closed the beer parlour where the three girls slept before leaving for her house.

The source added that it is a normal occurrence for the owner to close the building and go home with the keys even if some of her staff slept over, lamenting that, “the three girls could not escape because the rooms were locked and there was no way for them to exit as at that time,” .

Penpushing also reports that, the  Anambra State Police Commissioner  John Abang, confirmed the incident, stating that, “It’s a drinking joint and the waiters who do sleep over in the joint lost their lives. Very unfortunate”,.

The fire incident is the third fire in 48 hours in Anambra State, with at least three persons died on Wednesday in a fire incident in Onitsha when a petrol tanker fell at Iweka road and caught fire which spread to nearby buildings and shops at Ochanja Market.

Penpushing also reports that, among the dead were a mother and her daughter while the third victim was a trader at the popular Ochanja Market, and in similar vein, the second fire,  occurred on the Enugu-Onitsha highway on Friday morning, which involved a petrol tanker.

The incident recorded no death, but the fire destroyed many cars parked on the road near the scene of the incident.

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