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Several shops have been gutted by fire at the Mgbuka Obosi Old Motor Spare Parts Market in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

It was gathered that the inferno occurred on Saturday night, mostly affecting three shops, including a provision store.

The cause of the incident was attributed to a power surge as a result of a poor electrical connection in one of the burnt structures.

The chairman of the market, Samuel Ifurunwa, who spoke when our correspondent visited the scene on Sunday, said he was alerted to the incident at about 3 am on Saturday, while the market security operatives had quickly swung into rescue operations.

Ifurunwa said, “I was called around 3 am (Saturday) that Mgbuka Obosi Market was on fire. They said one person did some electrical connection in his shop on Friday evening.

“When the electricity was restored around 3 am, the connection sparked fire, which prompted the security operatives to rush to the scene and found out that it was from one of the makeshift structures which was electrified on Friday.

“According to them, the power surge assisted the weak wires in sparking fire, and the wires fell on top of the zinc and escalated to two other shops, despite efforts of the security operatives to put off the raging inferno.

“The security operatives said there was fuel inside the shop. That was what helped the fire to escalate, and because it had gone out of control, the security operatives called fire servicemen of Asaba and the main market but to no avail, they had to call Okpoko fire service personnel, and they came to our rescue and quenched the fire, but not without touching three makeshift structures.

“The man that did the illegal connection has been arrested because we have only one person handling the electricity project in our market.

“We have announced and warned everybody not to bring in any electrician inside our market except the one recognised by the market authority because if found, we will hand the person over to the police.

“One of the affected victims, a woman, said she had warned the man not to make the connection.”

Also speaking, the owner of the shop which made the connection, Sunday Ezekwe, said, “I was called around 3 am that Mgbuka Obosi market is on fire, I don’t know if it was the connection I did that caused it or not, because I was not there.

“I was using electricity before someone disconnected me. When I approached him to know his reason, he said he did not do it intentionally and that I should procure N3,000 cable and reconnect it.

“I called the man in charge of electricity in our market, and he directed me to the man who did the connection. I did not store fuel in my shop; rather, there was fuel in my generator. Due to the nature of my business, I am using a generator also.”

In his reaction, President General of the Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders Association, Humphrey Anuna, said he rushed to the scene to see the extent of destruction, lamenting that most of the fire incidents were caused by illegal connections.

Anuna also advised that structures should not be put under high-tension cables, citing the Nnobi market fire incident as a case study.

He, however, expressed concern as to the loss and urged the victims to take heart.

Confirming the incident in a statement, the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service said firefighters, led by the Fire Chief, Chukwudi Chiketa, were deployed immediately to the scene of the incident and they battled to contain the fire.

Chiketa said the firefighters extinguished the inferno after several hours and returned to the station at 05:30 hours of the same day.

“The Anambra State Fire Service on Saturday received a distress call at 2:00 am of a fire outbreak at Mainline of Mgbuka Obosi market, in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

“The gallant firefighters and equipment were deployed immediately to the scene. They fought and contained the fire.

“The fire affected two stores and a provision shop while many other stores and shops in the market were saved. No life was lost. The cause of the fire was attributed to a power surge.

“The general public is advised to always be safety conscious in whatever you are doing, as fire is destructive when it is out of control,” he stated.

https://punchng.com/fire-guts-anambra-spare-parts-market/

Since it happened in Anambra state it's normal fire outbreaks , nothing like victimization of billionaires. OBI will soon donate from the stolen money he stole as former governor of the state

Just imagine the Stupid commentator above...

This early morning, na Peter Obi be he Mama problem ?

Chiketa said the firefighters extinguished the inferno after several hours and returned to the station at 05:30 hours of the same day.

“The Anambra State Fire Service on Saturday received a distress call at 2:00 am of a fire outbreak at Mainline of Mgbuka Obosi market, in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

“The gallant firefighters and equipment were deployed immediately to the scene. They fought and contained the fire.

“The fire affected two stores and a provision shop while many other stores and shops in the market were saved. No life was lost. The cause of the fire was attributed to a power surge.

Sad!

I hope they had insurance cover?

KingOfTheDamned:


Why are you Yorubas always attacking them? Why can't you Yorubas leave the ibos alone ?

A normal people like me from other tribes will comment on wow sorry for the loss but you Yorubas will come and start taunting them?

Waazaga! Ozuor!!

See this pot calling kettle black.

Same way you leave Yorubas alone shey?

Hypocrite

This isn't looking good. Millions of naira in the air. Sorry for the loss my people.

yarimo:
Since it happened in Anambra state it's normal fire outbreaks , nothing like victimization of billionaires. OBI will soon donate from the stolen money he stole as governor of the state

You're crying more than the bereaved..
To those who lost their properties, hope the insurance covers them.

Why is anambra in the news daily?
What’s going on Nairaland

Tjra:

See this pot calling kettle black.

Same way you leave Yorubas alone shey?

Hypocrite

Hypocrite? I am sure you don't know what the word means. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Firstly. I am not Ibo , secondly, go and learn proper English so you don't embarrass yourself again like this .

yarimo:
Since it happened in Anambra state it's normal fire outbreaks , nothing like victimization of billionaires. OBI will soon donate from the stolen money he stole as governor of the state

The day u and your fellow group will stop breathing Nairaland will make sense and there will be peace here
Am talking of all the tribalist you guys have killed Nairaland kpata kpata

Sorry for the loss, and I thank God for quick intervention of the fire fighter.

KingOfTheDamned:


Why are you Yorubas always attacking them? Why can't you Yorubas leave the ibos alone ?

A normal people like me from other tribes will comment on wow sorry for the loss but you Yorubas will come and start taunting them? Who did this to the Yoruba? You guys are so vile and heartless...You need to start checking yourselves. It just makes the rest of us see you are barbaric and uncivilized.

Waazaga! Ozuor!!

Those Tribalist are fools that's why they can't any political debate with a reasonable candidate it is only about tribe, my turn, etc
No reasonable thing will come out of their mouth

KingOfTheDamned:


Hypocrite? I am sure you don't know what the word means. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Firstly. I am not Ibo , secondly, go and learn proper English so you don't embarrass yourself again like this .

Lol.. it's an illiterate AI.. Seun has been test running it since the elections. My guess is that it's falling for other tribes but it's coding won't let it come clean

KingOfTheDamned:


Hypocrite? I am sure you don't know what the word means. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Firstly. I am not Ibo , secondly, go and learn proper English so you don't embarrass yourself again like this .

Do I care?

Where you and your ancestors originated from is of no concern to me.

You are irrelevant.

KingOfTheDamned:


Why are you Yorubas always attacking them? Why can't you Yorubas leave the ibos alone ?

A normal people like me from other tribes will comment on wow sorry for the loss but you Yorubas will come and start taunting them? Who did this to the Yoruba? You guys are so vile and heartless...You need to start checking yourselves. It just makes the rest of us see you are barbaric and uncivilized.

Waazaga! Ozuor!!

This is you ooo.

Pot calling the kettle black.

KingOfTheDamned:


You are very stupid and dull. You didn't even wait for the trolls to not attack her before you started typing rubbish from your Yoruba village.

I dmt blame you it's those iboz that allow your kind exists I blame.

I deal with your ozuor here in Edo state steadily. .

Wagbe O. Your tribe is the worst and very evil in Nigeria and if I had my way the Yoruba won't exist in Nigeria.

You all will be licked away on concentration camps because you are evil.

All that comes from your tribe is evil , you evil cobens brought Tinubu on us .

Devilish tribe from.hell.

Waazaga.

KingOfTheDamned:


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Oga the rest of us must not share your hate for them. I am Bini and I hate everything about the Yoruba but you don't see me trolling all day about it s
do you?
I can boldly tell you in the nigerdelta most of us do not like the Yoruba at all, Not for one bit. But you don't see our influencers disturbing everywhere with that do you ?

...

One thing Igbos don't pay attention to in their business/market areas is caution.

Thank God it didn't happen in Lagos. They would have claimed it was done by Yorubas that want that that want them out of Lagos. Obi would have been penning down a damning press release by now castigating Tinubu for not preventing fire he has no control over. Obi would have given the impression that the fire occurred because he was not elected president. But now that it happened in Igbo land he would keep quiet and not want to draw attention to the failures of his people. Obidients and clownishness are 5 & 6.

Too bad. Money will be lost, both legal and drugs money

yarimo:
Since it happened in Anambra state it's normal fire outbreaks , nothing like victimization of billionaires. OBI will soon donate from the stolen money he stole as governor of the state

Of course this is victimisation of Igbo by jealous Yorubas who kept hard drugs inside the market and set it on fire before NDLEA arrives

I feel for those who lost properties. God will comfort and replenish them.

See the Wonder that cannot be ignored:

²⁵ Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Lazarus was dead for four days. All organs were dead.


⁴³ And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

Lazarus answered the son of God and came out of grave.

This is the son of God. You will be better for it if you believe in his name.

Come to Jesus.

Yankee101:
Why is anambra in the news daily?
What’s going on Nairaland

Instead of processing the message you are attacking the messenger. Obidients and victim mentality are 5 & 6.

KingOfTheDamned:


Why are you Yorubas always attacking them? Why can't you Yorubas leave the ibos alone ?

A normal people like me from other tribes will comment on wow sorry for the loss but you Yorubas will come and start taunting them? Who did this to the Yoruba? You guys are so vile and heartless...You need to start checking yourselves. It just makes the rest of us see you are barbaric and uncivilized.
Waazaga! Ozuor!!

Just imagine if it had happened in Lagos. You people would have been castigating Yorubas

We are waiting for someone to react!

Omo
It is well...

Why fire no dey catch American, Canadian or Australian market 😒

This goes to show that standard market management systems is not in place in Nigeria.

Anambra once again, Lord have mercy 🙏

yarimo:
Since it happened in Anambra state it's normal fire outbreaks , nothing like victimization of billionaires. OBI will soon donate from the stolen money he stole as governor of the state

Tribalism has eaten deep into your empty br@in.
Continue

So sad. With all the different associations and the levy being collected across the markets in Nigeria, when will these markets leaders start investing these monies in prevention of incidents like this?

They could invest the money in setting up their own fire rescue department and run it with volunteers on shift basis. I know small county out here that have such arrangements.

Anambra state again ?

Benez:


Just imagine if it had happened in Lagos. You people would have been castigating Yorubas

Who are do you people? Go to school bros, agbero isn't a way of life