Fire outbreak on Monday, razed Sopurum Hotel, located in the Nkwelle community, a commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State.
It was gathered that the cause of the fire which started at about 4:30am was not yet known, as of the time of filing this report, but leant that men of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states were already on the ground battling with the situation.
Martins Agbili, the Anambra State Fire Chief, was not reachable for reactions as calls and text messages to his telephone line were not responded to.
But the state police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fire incident, saying that the situation is under control.
“The situation is under control. The fire started around 4:30 am on Monday and when we got the information, our men were quickly mobilised to the scene and they condoned off the area to avoid any case of vandalism.
“No loss of life and the men of the fire service are on the ground controlling the situation and managing the fire,” Ikenga added.
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