A mysterious fire yesterday at Rumuokoro in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State destroyed goods worth millions of naira.
The fire, which started about 1:30am, took the traders unawares, making them to lose their goods.
When The Nation arrived the scene, the owners of the seven affected shops were wailing.
An eyewitness, Obinna Nkemakor, who has a shop close to the scene, said nobody knew what caused the inferno.
“About 1:30am, smoke began to billow out of the place. But before we could understand what was happening, a big fire engulfed the shops.
“We called the fire service men, but when they did not arrive in time, we attempted to put out the inferno, but our efforts could not salvage the situation,” he said.

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Posted: at 17-05-2013 08:25 AM (10 years ago) | Hero

Chai una sorry o

Posted: at 17-05-2013 03:38 PM (10 years ago) | Hero

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