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Anambra LG secretariat is gutted by fire.
A portion of the Dunukofia Local Government Area office building in Ukpo, Anambra State, has been completely destroyed by fire.
It was reported that bush burning near the local government building was the cause of the late-Wednesday fire outbreak.
Two distinct fire outbreaks were also reported, according to a previous story by the reporter, at the Nnewi Timber Market and the Sinai Gas Plant in Awka, the capital of Anambra State.
The Anambra State Fire Service members intervened to contain the fire, which broke out at various times on Tuesday and burned for hours.
The incident at the LG secretariat on Wednesday was confirmed by Martin Agbili, the fire chief for Anambra State, who stated that it began at 6:53 p.m.
According to Agbili, “Anambra State Fire Service received a distress call of a heavy fire outbreak at Dunukofia at approximately 18:53hrs (6.53 pm) on Wednesday.
“We responded to the fire scene right away, sending our brave firefighters and our fire truck, and we battled, contained, and finally put out the fire.
“Unknown person(s) set a bush fire that spread into the local government council secretariat, which is what caused the fire.
“We were able to contain and put out the fire during the firefighting operations and save it from burning a lot of stuff at the local government council.
After bringing the fire to a halt and settling the situation, we left the scene at around 20:30 hours. In order to prevent “had I known,” it is also crucial that we remove all bushes from our surroundings, particularly during this dry season and harmattan.
Although fire kills, it can be avoided.