{"id":136031,"date":"2024-01-01T19:45:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T19:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/01\/fire-guts-enugu-market-on-new-years-eve-destroys-goods-worth-million\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T19:45:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T19:45:30","slug":"fire-guts-enugu-market-on-new-years-eve-destroys-goods-worth-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/01\/fire-guts-enugu-market-on-new-years-eve-destroys-goods-worth-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Guts Enugu Market On New Year\u2019s Eve, Destroys Goods Worth Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fire has destroyed shops and goods worth millions of naira at Orba International Market in the Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, on New Year\u2019s eve.<\/p>\n<p>According to a resident, identified as Chigbo Odegba, revealed that stores where foams, gallons, drinks, provisions and other materials are being sold were razed by the inferno.<\/p>\n<p>Another resident, Chinyere Eze, said that: \u201cIt (fire) started around midnight. It is a pity because the shop owners were not around. All the goods in the affected shops were destroyed. It is a sad New Year for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Firefighter Slumps, Dies As Fire Razes Enugu Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Confirming the incident, the Chief Fire Officer of the state, Engr Daniel Ohaa, said that the state Fire Service operatives deployed two trucks that quenched the fire.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt was a midnight fire incident. We got the information, and our office in Udenu responded swiftly, and extinguished the fire from destroying more property. Much was destroyed, and much saved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s fortunate that we have an office close to Orba. It was significant for the rescue operations. We thank residents that contacted us, and I commend our operatives that responded swiftly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Enugu-Fire.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-900717200\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire has destroyed shops and goods worth millions of naira at Orba International Market in the Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, on New Year\u2019s eve. 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