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Goods and property have been damaged during multiple fire outbreaks that occured in different parts of Anambra State between Sunday and Tuesday.
Our correspondent gathered that the fire outbreaks occurred at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, on Sunday, and on Tuesday, a fire outbreak occurred at a residential building on Nkisi Road Housing Gate, Fegge, Onitsha, the commercial city of the state.
Also, another fire outbreak occurred at another building along the Ekwueme Square Road, opposite XFit, Awka, the state capital on Tuesday.
The Anambra State Fire Service, headed by the Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed all the fire outbreaks while blaming them on carelessness and weather conditions.
It was gathered that the fire that broke out at UNIZIK in the early hours on Sunday was a result of bush burning and carelessness in the handling of the fire.
Although no life was lost, eyewitnesses said the fire burnt one of the buildings in the premises near the bush before the firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished it and prevented it from escalating into nearby buildings.
A source in the school said the firemen who arrived at the scene at about 12:10 pm departed the scene at 4:20 pm after battling to quench the fire.
Similarly, it was gathered that the fire outbreaks that occurred at Nkisi Road Housing Gate, Fegge, Onitsha, started at about 4:53 pm on Tuesday, before men of the state firefighters arrived at the scene to quench it.
The fire along Ekwueme Square Road, opposite XFit, was said to have started at about 1:49 pm and was caused by a raging bush fire. Punch
