Fire incident at the old Automobiles spare parts Market Awada, Anambra State.

On Saturday properties worth millions was destroyed in a fire incident at the Old Automobiles Spare Parts Market Awada, Anambra State. And the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.

The Police spokesperson, SP Haruna Mohammed confirmed the fire outbreak, He said the Commissioner of Police, John Abang has sympathized with the victims of the inferno. He said, “Today, 11/1/2020 at about 01:30:am, there was a fire outbreak at old Automobiles spare parts market Awada, Anambra state.

There was no record of death in the fire outbreak as there was nobody in the complex at the time of the outbreak. Onitsha.” According to him, following the distress call, Police patrol team, led by DPO of Awada Division CSP Tony Adeyi, rushed to the scene and alerted the fire service department and other emergency units which also responded promptly and put off the fire. He said the area had been cordoned off by the Police to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation to loot. He also stated that one person, whose identity is yet be confirmed, collapsed and was taken to a nearby hospital for medical attention.