Fire guts 30 shops in Anambra market

Fire has engulfed a section of the popular Nkpor Main market in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra state, near the commercial city of Onitsha.

It was gathered that the fire occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.

The fire had already razed no fewer than 30 shops before the traders mobilised and managed to put it off before the men of the state fire service arrived at the scene.

Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the market, Chief Paul Okafor, told journalists in his office that the fire started from a cold room shop and spread to other nearby shops.

He added that over N300 million worth of goods were damaged in the inferno.