Vehicles, stores, and equipment worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire at Owerri, Imo state’s Old Timber Market along Wethderal road.
According to Vanguard, an eyewitness stated that the fire started around 2 am on Saturday.
While the cause of the fire is yet to be identified, some stated that the fire was caused by an electrical fault while others said that it was caused by a burning bill which was left unattended to.
An eyewitnesses who identified himself as Mr Ike said: “The fire started burning around 2 am on Saturday. At first, we saw a small fire and we thought it was somebody burning a refuse dump. After about 30 minutes we started hearing explosions from different areas inside the market.
“And it became a large fire. It burnt the transformer. It burnt the vehicles. The fire burnt the furniture, the shops were completely razed down. Many properties were destroyed. We lost a lot of things. I work around the market and make some money from assisting in doing one or two jobs.” he added.
