Goods worth millions destroyed and several injured as fire raze Onitsha market in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria.
Footage discovered by Gatekeepers News showed how traders battle the fire by fetching water from a parked fire service truck.
The fire service truck, branded ‘Anambra State Fire Service’ could not salvage the situation as no hose was sighted at the scene of fire.
See the video below:
Nigerians have taken to Twitter space to react to this:
A Twitter handle with the name Ibrahim Tahlr said, “May GOD help us end this calamity, may Allah bring back their lost valuables.
“But my question is this, does that means the fire engine cannot be use directly to put off the fire in Onitsha market?”
Another, @leyeking said, “South East citizens are seriously suffering in the hands of their Governors”
A tweep, Olly said, “I pray for a quick recovery of loss of property and recovery of injured once. But this how obident left Anambra with high tech city and wants to rule Nigeria with this experience Kai.”
Another tweep, @BenighBen wrote, “From November, it 🔥 here or there in 9ja markets! Yet it’s never mitigated!
We’re always ‘sadder but never wiser’! ☹️”
@osogun added, “Ehya, see as fire truck is fighting the fire furiously with vigor.”
