{"id":72340,"date":"2020-03-19T17:11:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72340"},"modified":"2020-03-19T17:11:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T16:11:42","slug":"3-storey-catches-fire-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/3-storey-catches-fire-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"3-storey catches fire in Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">A section of a 3-storey residential building was on Thursday gutted by fire along Moore street by Bida road in Onitsha, Anambra state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The inferno which started\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">around 9.45am<\/a>\u00a0from one of the flats in the building was said to have been caused by electrical fault.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A witness, who identified himself as David Umeri said he was having his breakfast when he heard shouts of fire within the neighborhood.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said, &#8220;I quickly suspended my food, locked my shop and rushed to the scene. But before I got there, people were already using water to quench the fire.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The man who said his house was five buildings away from the affected structure, said men of the Fire Service who arrived later was unable to put out the fire, until the officers from the Red Cross came to intervene.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Thank God for the interventions from the Red Cross and residents. Otherwise, the fire could have extended to the main market,&#8221; he added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed confirmed the incident, saying the fire was put off by fire fighters.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said no loss of life nor casualty was recorded in the incident.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said, &#8220;At about 9:30am today 19\/3\/2020, there was a fire incident inside a residential building at\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">No.13 Bida road by Moore Street<\/a>, Onitsha.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Situation was brought under control, adding that the area was cordoned off by the Police and other sister agencies to prevent looters from taking advantage to loot.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Mohammed explained that preliminary investigation revealed that the cause of fire was as a result of power surge.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;The Commissioner of Police *CP John B. 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