JUST IN: Fire destroys plaza in popular Anambra market [PHOTOS]
A fire outbreak on Friday afternoon occurred at a shopping plaza near the Relief Market in Onitsha, Anambra State.
The cause of the inferno cannot yet be ascertained. The plaza houses multi-million naira worth of goods.
According to eyewitnesses, the fire started from a shop within the plaza on Friday.
Personnel of the Anambra State fire service subsequently put out the fire……………………….CONTINUE READING
This newspaper reports that fire outbreaks are caused by several factors which could be either natural or human activities.
The majority of market fires were found to have been caused by electric surges while very few were due to burning of refuse close to the markets.
Other factors include indiscriminate petrol storage, careless disposal of cigarette stubs, adulterated fuel, illegal connection, substandard cables, among others.
Data also show that some traders lost their lives to the infernos while some others sustained injuries while trying to salvage their goods.
