Electronic broadcasting equipment worth millions were on Saturday night burnt to ashes when fire gutted three radio stations in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State.
The radio stations, Enyimba 94.3 FM, Rose 101.9 FM and Legend 98.3 FM in Aba North local government area of Abia State, though run independently, share the same building.
Though no life was lost, no broadcasting equipment was spared in the fire before the intervention of the personnel of the Abia State Fire Service.
The management of Enyimba TV and Radio Limited; the parent body of the two other stations in an official statement said that they were making efforts to know the remote cause of the inferno.
The management further disclosed that they were temporarily shutting down operation across the three stations to enable them assess the level of damage in the affected stations and carry precautionary measures to avert future occurrence.