Mid day fire from power surge destroys property worth N50m in Warri

It was a tragic day on Sunday for the residents of Kolokolo Quarters of Enerhen, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta state as a mid day fire destroyed property worth about N50.

According to reports, the inferno destroyed a number of makeshift houses and shops while residents were in church.

Speaking on the incident, a resident of the area, who gave his name simply as Ochuko, said: “The fire came from one of the makeshift apartments, when electric power was restored to the neighbourhood. Residents had gone to their places of worship when it started. We couldn’t rescue anything.

“The shop owners usually don’t open on Sundays. They lost everything. The fire would have consumed more buildings but for the intervention of the Delta State Fire Service team, which stopped further spread.”

On how the fire outbreak was stopped from spreading to other buildings in the area, another resident said: “A nearby storey building was already in flame when the Fire Service came to the rescue. “If not for their efforts, the whole building would have been razed and it would easily have spread to other adjoining buildings.”