Fire guts residential building, shops in Ebonyi state
A fire outbreak has consumed a residential building and seven shops around Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, at Aliugbala-Eze Street located around Eze and Bros Junction in Ebonyi State on Monday.
Penpushing reports that, the inferno which gutted the affected building and shops destroyed property worth millions of naira, but no life was reported loss, as the quick drafting of firemen to the scene curtailed the spread of the fire.
The Assistant Superintendent of Fire, Federal Fire Service, Ebonyi Command, Yakubu Zekeri who led the fire fighters to the scene, said as at the time of filing this report causes of the fire was unknown.
“For now, we can’t really ascertain the cause of the fire but one of the tenants has told us that it was caused by electrical spark. We are still on a `damping down` and when we are done with it we will know the actual cause of the fire,“ he said.
Penpushing further reports that, Zekeri advised residents to cultivate the habit of switching off their electrical appliances when going out or going to bed, stressing that this would help to prevent the chances of fire outbreak should there be a power surge in their homes
“This will help them to prevent the chances of fire outbreak should there be a power surge in their homes. This is dry season and critical period for fire outbreak. I urge the residents to always call on fire fighters whenever there is any sign of fire. Do not wait for it to get worse before calling us,” he emphaised.
Penpushing also reports that, one of the victims of the fire incident, Calistus Akogu, lamented that he lost all his documents and other valuables to the fire, recalling that he was in the office when his wife called him about the fire.
“I was in the office when my wife called me about the fire, but before I could get home, all my property had already been damaged. All I have now apart from my children and wife is the cloth on me. I have lost every other thing, “Akaogu said
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