Men of Anambra State Fire Service on Tuesday had a six-hour battle in an attempt to put out fire at timber market in Nnewi.
The firefighters, same day, also averted explosion at a gas plant after controlling another fire from burning the bush behind the plant.
The Nation gathered that the Nnewi inferno, which started around 11am from a gully heap of sawdust at the market, raised thick smoke that covered the market.
Eyewitness said the fire nearly spread to the entire market, but for quick response of the fire men.
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Similarly, the inferno behind the gas plant, which occurred around 9pm, was reportedly controlled by firefighters, who arrived the scene quickly.
Confirming both incidents, State Fire Chief, Martin Agbili, an engineer; said nobody died, “although there was panic in the areas.”
While he linked the Awka fire to bush burning by yet-to-be identified persons, Agbili said the cause of Nnewi inferno was yet to be ascertained.
Thanking those who alerted his men in time, he told residents that the time of distress call would always determine the time of response.