According to Martin Agbili, the director of the Anambra Fire Services, 80 shops were impacted by the chemical market fire and explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge.
This information may be found in a statement that Agbili signed on Wednesday in Onitsha.
In his account, the incident happened only in the Science and Lab Line of Ogbo Ogwu Market, not throughout the entire market in Onitsha.
”It is really a terrible situation but the fire is under control now. The vibration from the explosions caused the collapse of some market buildings.
“A lot of safety measures have been taken to protect the entire market. There are casualties but we can’t ascertain the actual number of death and the injured”, he said.
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The fire also destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira.
ANAEDOONLINE.NG reported that the fire started around 12.10pm on Tuesday when chemicals stored in one of the shops along the Progressive Science Union Line exploded.
It was gathered that the incident led to a stampede in the heavily populated market, which resulted in the deaths and injuries.
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