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.

Eyewitness said, the inferno affected three shops, including a provision store,

and attributed the cause of the fire 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 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.

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, and advised that structures

should not be put under high-tension cables, while, citing the Nnobi market

fire incident as a case study.

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.