A fire has occurred at the Ogbo-Osisi Plank Section of the Bridge Head Market in the city of Onitsha, Anambra State.
The reason for the fire is not yet known, but it is said to have started at the Port Harcourt Road section of the plank market across from Zenith Bank on Thursday night.
Traders and residents around the market were seen asking for immediate help from the state fire service.
A video circulating on social media confirmed the fire, showing residents and traders watching helplessly as it raged.
A man in the video explained how the fire started and called for other shop owners in the market to come back.
Attempts to reach the Anambra State Fire Chief, Martin Agbili, were unsuccessful, as calls and messages to his telephone were not answered at the time of reporting.
Agbili was recently appointed as a permanent secretary by the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.
More details coming soon…