A few shops at the Kano Road, behind Primary Market in Onitsha, Anambra State have been leveled by fire. The Principal Market is about the greatest market in West Africa.
It was accumulated that the fire began at around 1am on Monday, and the men of the Anambra State Fire Administration are on the ground fighting to douse it.
Sources at the scene said that fire is currently raging in a section of the market.
As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
The chief fire fighter in Anambra State, Martin Agbili, confirmed the incident, saying that he promptly deployed his men in the area when he was alerted.
