www.odogwublog.com reports that Imo state government House was on fire and the official residence of Imo State Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere was gutted by fire.
Fire as well gutted down four other locations including the popular
Owerri Joint, "Ibari Ogwa Village" along Owerri- Port Harcourt Road;
Chris-T Gas station, Egbu; Choco Foods in Mbaitoli; and G-Towers Hotel, Port
Harcourt Road were all gutted by fire same day.
Security details attached to the lodge told www.odogwublog.com that the fire may have
been caused by bush burning carried out by some people across the fence which
may have settled on the roof of the bush bar.
At the Deputy Governor's lodge, operatives of the Fire
Service and staff of the Deputy Governor were seen making frantic efforts to
quell the fire which had already consumed the bush bar and one of the buses
parked in the compound.
Meanwhile, Prince Madumere was said to be out of the State
during the inferno which left the bush bar totally razed.
Speaking on the development, Press Secretary to the Deputy
Governor, Uche Onwuchekwa said they were grateful to God that no life was lost
just as he put the cost of damage at N10million.
On his part, Police Public Relations Officer for Imo State,
Andrew Enwerem (SP) confirmed the incident adding that their men, ensured the
fire was put off.
At Ibari Ogwa village, the Chief Executive Officer, Chukwudi
Ofoha said the incident was as a result of carelessness of some neighbours who
set the nearby bush on fire without monitoring its movement.
Speaking with journalists, the State Commissioner for Public
Safety, Prince Chidi Nwaturuocha said "I was in Mbaitoli where we went to
help to put out fire at Choco Foods which factory was gutted by fire early
afternoon. It was there that I got a call that Ibari Ogwa was on fire. I had to
organise our fire service men who instantly raced down to this place to curtail
the fire from reaching other buildings within the complex".
He advised hotel and business outfit owners to always engage
the services of professionals especially in this harmattan season, recalled
that the incident at Choco foods was exactly what led to a gas explosion that
left four person dead at petrol station in Orji, Owerri late last year.
Imo state on fire , N10 Million Bush bar in Imo Deputy Governor’s lodge, 4 other houses razed
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