A part of the constructing housing the Dunukofia Native Authorities Space Secretariat in Ukpo, Dunukofia, Anambra State has been destroyed by hearth.
It was decided that the hearth, which occurred late on Wednesday, was a results of forest fires near the native authorities secretariat.
The PUNCH had earlier reported that two separate hearth outbreaks had been additionally recorded on the timber market in Nnewi and behind the Sinai Gasoline Manufacturing unit in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
The hearth, which occurred at totally different occasions on Tuesday, raged for hours however was introduced beneath management following the intervention of the lads of the Anambra State Fireplace Service.
Martin Agbili, the Anambra State Fireplace Command, who confirmed Wednesday's incident on the LG Secretariat, mentioned it began at about 6.53pm on Wednesday.
Agbili mentioned: “Round 6.53pm on Wednesday (6.53pm), the Anambra State Fireplace Service obtained a misery name a couple of extreme hearth outbreak in Dunukofia.
“We instantly despatched our hearth engine and courageous firefighters to the scene of the hearth and fought, managed and extinguished the hearth.
“The reason for the hearth was a forest hearth that was ignited by an unknown particular person(s) and entered the secretariat of the native authorities council.
“In the course of the firefighting operations, we on the native authorities had been in a position to management and extinguish the hearth and forestall it from inflicting a lot destruction.
“We withdrew from the hearth scene round 8.30pm after containing the hearth and calming down the state of affairs.
“It’s also essential that we clear all of the bushes in our space, particularly on this dry season and within the Harmattan, to keep away from 'had I identified'. Fireplace is lethal, however you’ll be able to forestall it.”
