Fire Razes Warehouse, Shops in Rivers
Property worth millions of naira were destroyed as early morning fire razed warehouses, shops and residential buildings at 57 Azikiwe street, Mile 2, Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. Though the cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained, residents told newsmen the fire incident started at about 3am on Friday while […]
Property worth millions of naira were destroyed as early morning fire razed warehouses, shops and residential buildings at 57 Azikiwe street, Mile 2, Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.
Though the cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained, residents told newsmen the fire incident started at about 3am on Friday while many tenants were asleep and shop owners had left after the business of the day.
Daily Trust gathered that several residents were rendered homeless as fire gutted their buildings.
An Ice block machines dealer, whose shop was affected, Mr Wisdom Jack, said he lost over ten million naira to the incident.
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“Both the Ice block machines, even the ones companies gave me to mould were all affected. I don’t have anybody to run to at the moment,” Jack lamented.
Another shop owner, who simply identified himself as Mr Chigozie, said he lost everything as he was not able to take any of his belongings.
He said: “I have two button hole machines, two weaving machines and three industrial machines, cash of over one million that I kept in my shop too, I lost them all. But I know my God will make a way for me.”
As at the time of filling the report, the fire was spreading to a liquor warehouse but was put off by personnel of Rivers State Fire Service who were at the scene from 3am to 7am.
It was gathered that the Rivers State Fire service had deployed five fire fighting trucks to put off the fire.
The Divisional Police Officer of Azikiwe Police Division and his personnel were on ground to prevent hoodlums from carting away property, while they were able to assist some persons to relocate from their apartments.
Police authorities in the state are yet to react to the incident, as the spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, did not reply to messages sent to her.