A Mysterious fire yesterday gutted Uwani Enugu Timber Market, destroying over 100 shops and properties worth over N300 million.
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Wood working machines, giant generators, doors, timbers, were among the items destroyed by the machines.?
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As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the inferno which started at about 1.30 am was yet to be ascertained.
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But, many traders who spoke to our correspondent , attributed it to occultic manipulations of some of their colleagues in the market.
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“Each time this fire occurs, some people will become rich overnight, they use this fire which occur every year in this market to make more money” one of the traders who spoke on condition of anonymity said.
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According to an eye witness, the swift intervention of men of the Enugu State Fire Service prevented the fire from gutting the entire market.
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It was gathered that all the fire fighting vehicles in Enugu were deployed to contain the raging fire which had earlier resisted? the efforts of the only? fire fighting vehicle stationed at the market by the government.
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One of the traders who spoke to our correspondent, Mr Onyebuchi Obiorah said that the fire “started around 1.30 and 2am and destroyed properties worth over N300 Million”.
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“I saw the fire while it was still on, but I must commend the fire? men from the Enugu State Fire Service for their prompt intervention.
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“The fire would have spread to other lines if they did not respond promptly. I suspect that it is man- made, although many people are saying that some people invoke the fire. I am? calling on the government to fence the market and give us more security”, Onyebuchi who is also a student of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology(ESUT) said.
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