Agency Report
A fire outbreak which occurred on Monday around Mile 50 Layout, Abakaliki, destroyed property worth millions of naira.
A residential building and more than seven shops were gutted in the incident.
Confirming the fire incident, the Federal Fire Service, Ebonyi Command, said that the incident occurred at Aliugbala-Eze Street located around Eze and Bros Junction.
Mr Yakubu Zekeri, Assistant Superintendent of Fire in the Command, said that no life was lost and no one was injured.
He pointed out that the quick drafting of firemen to the scene curtailed the spread of the fire.
Zekeri, who led the fire fighters to the scene, said property worth millions of naira were damaged.
“For now, we can’t really ascertain the cause of the fire but one of the tenants has told us that it was caused by electrical spark.
“We are still on a `damping down` and when we are done with it we will know the actual cause of the fire,“ he said.
