Fire that gutted a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State, on Wednesday morning, destroyed production machines, office equipment and other valuables worth billions of naira.
Sources said the fire which started around 5:50 a.m on that fateful day destroyed goods in production process, finished products, as well as office equipment.
A resident of the area who identified himself as Obinna Okoye said the fire took them by surprise as they were still fast asleep when it started.
He, however, said fire fighters arrived on time ground to battle the inferno. “The fire service men are still trying to quench the fire. You know how inflammable pampers and tissue papers can be,” he added.
Commander of Fire Service in charge of Nnewi zone F Machine Parts, Mr Anwuobi Jeremiah, who confirmed the incident, said the fire had been brought under control.
He disclosed that his office was alerted by 5:30 a.m when they rushed to the scene of the incident to fight the fire.
He, informed that no casualties were recorded, while the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
Reacting to the incident, an Internal Auditor of the company, Mr Edwin Chikelu, described it as a mystery fire.
He said they wondered what caused the inferno as there was no electricity supply at the section where the fire started
