At least Ten Shops Were On Wednesday morning gutted by fire in a section of Afor Nnobi local market, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The inferno which occurred around 7.am, was said to have been caused by cut off from a high tension cable that fell on top of make-shift structures, (shop), from where it spread to about 10 shops.
President General, PG, of Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, Chief Humphrey Anuna who stormed the scene shortly after the incident, confirmed that no life was lost in the inferno.
He however regretted that properties and wares worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno.
The inferno which occurred around 7.am, was said to be caused by cut off high tension cables that fell on top of make-shift structure, (shop), from where it spread to about 10 shops.
President General, PG, of Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, Chief Humphrey Anuna who stormed the scene shortly after the incident, confirmed that no life was lost in the inferno.
He regretted that properties and wares worth millions of naira were lost to the inferno.
“Look at the park in the market, they have built make-shift structures in it under high tension. That is why I ordered for the demolition of the illegal structures built there,” he stated.
Also reacting, Chairman of the market, Chief Maduabuchi Ezeoke, confirmed that the traders had severally been warned to stop doing business under the high tension.
Ezeoke who spoke through former taskforce chairman of the market, Chief Mathew Ogboluogu Nwaneli, saiď the unfortunate incident would serve as lesson to the defaulters.
“With this incident it is a lesson to them that building or selling under high tension is a big risk that can result in sudden death.
“When the ASMATA PG was telling them last year not to build shops under high tension they taught he was only being jealous of their business.
” He has ordered that all structures built under high tension will be demolished and you can see that some have started removing them because they have seen that now he is serious.
“Today shops and wares estimated into millions of naira have been lost to the early morning inferno,” he stated.
