Fire guts warehouse, destroys goods worth N50m in Abia

An early morning fire on Tuesday destroyed goods worth N50 million in a warehouse near the Ariaria International Market in Aba, Abia State.

An eyewitness told journalists on Wednesday all items in the warehouse, including kitchen utensils and other products in the warehouse located along the Umuode Road in Aba were completely destroyed by the inferno.

The Commander of the Abia State Fire Service, Aba unit, Mr. Belenta Belenta, confirmed the incident to journalists.

READ ALSO: Fire razes Abia electrical market

He said: “The fire originated from the activities of the landlord’s children somewhere close to the warehouse.

“People in the neighbourhood helped to put it out but did not know that it had spread into the warehouse.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now