Four feared dead, many injured as fire raze Onitsha chemical market

About four people have reportedly died, while many others sustained various degrees of injury during a fire outbreak at the popular Chemical market Onitsha on Tuesday.

The inferno equally destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira.

According to reports, a chemical explosion is responsible for the fire outbreak.

Meanwhile, the Transition Committee Chairman of Onitsha South LGA, the federal fire service, as well as Anambra State Fire Service are currently battling to contain the raging fire.

Details later…