Four yet-to-be-identified persons have been feared dead while 12 people have been reportedly injured in a fire outbreak at Chemical market in Onitsha, Anambra.
PUNCH METRO reported that the popular drug market was gutted by fire, an incident which has reportedly led to the destruction of goods worth N850 million to about N1billion.
According to The Nation, the incident occurred around 12.45pm.
One of the traders, Nweke Uchenna, said: “We were at our shops as usual when we heard a loud noise like a bomb blast and we saw thick smoke from some shops upstairs and everyone started running for safety.
“As some others shouted for help, we saw people carrying bodies from those shops on fire and some were badly burnt while some seem to have suffocated from the smoke and the stampede.
“We don’t know how much has been lost to the fire but it can be estimated around N850 million to about N1billion because the goods are strong chemical products that are highly inflammable.”
