No fewer than five shops were reportedly gutted by fire at the timber market in Kenyatta street, Uwani, Enugu.
The incident which occurred on Tuesday was contained by personnel of the state fire service.
NAN reports that a firefighter, who pleaded anonymity, said the agency received a distress call around 9.45pm.
He said the firefighters put out the fire before it could spread to other parts of the plywood market.
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“As you can see, only about five shops were affected by the fire in this big market. I cannot say much on this incident as I am not the chief fire officer,” the fireman said.
An eyewitness who identified himself as Joe, explained that he noticed the fire immediately after the suspension of the nationwide strike by the labour unions.
“I thank God and the fire service for the quick response, otherwise, it would have been disastrous,” he said.
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