Goods, property worth millions of naira were destroyed when a compound located at Okwele/Lumumba street Mile 2 Diobu,Portharcourt was completely razed by fire on Friday early morning, 9th 2024.
The cause of the inferno is yet to be ascertained but there are speculations that the fire may have been caused by cooking gas leakage in one of the apartment.
A resident of the street who was identified as Ifeanyi told our correspondent that at about 4am on Friday morning,they were awaken by screaming from occupants of the compound .
He stated that before residents mobilized to the building,the fire has spread to over 8 apartment and the roof of the building,there was little the neighbours could do to put off the fire.
“The occupants had to save their lives first by running out of the building.The fire was so intense that the occupants of the compound could only remove very little valuables.People who own shops in the building also suffered great loss because they have closed for business as at the time of the incident.
“The Police and local vigilante group were on ground to prevent hoodlums from stealing the little items some of the occupants managed to bring out from their houses”.
Our reporter who visited the scene of the incident on Saturday reports that the building contains twelve big stores, ten rooms and the store owners deals on food stuff,clothes,drinks,provisions etc.
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