NNEWI——- Property, goods, worth billions of naira were Wednesday destroyed in a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Some of the properties destroyed in the factory were production machines, office equipment and other factory valuables.
The mystery fire incident was said to have started early hours of Wednesday, precisely at 5:50 am, destroying also both finished goods and those still in production process, as well as vehicles and other office equipment.
An eye witness who is a resident near the factory, who identified himself as Mr. Obinna Okoye, said the fire took them by surprise as they were still fast asleep when it started.
Mr Okoye disclosed that fire fighters were on ground to battle the inferno, as they responded swiftly immediately they were alerted about the inferno.
According to him, “The fire service men are still trying to put off the fire. You know how inflammable pampers and tissue papers can be, they are product being produced in the factory.”
Contacted for confirmation on the incident, Commander of Fire Service in charge of Nnewi Zone F Machine Parts, Mr Jeremiah Anwuobi, said the fire has been brought under control.
Mr. Anwuobi, disclosed that his office was alerted by 5:30 am and they rushed to the scene of the incident to put off the fire, adding that no casualties were recorded, while the cause of the fire incident is yet to be ascertained.
Reacting to the fire incident, a staff of the company in the Audit department Mr Chikelu Edwin, described the fire incident as mysterious, noting that there was no electricity supply at the section where the fire started at the factory, a situation that jostled them, on what led to the inferno.
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