Just In: Properties, Goods Worth Millions Destroyed As Fire Razed Down Night Club, shop In Ebonyi
Properties and Goods worth millions of Naira have been razed down following an early morning fire outbreak at the popular Night Club, Roky Fella Night Club along Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Capital.
Some of the properties and Goods destroyed by the inferno includes refrigerators, television sets, air conditioners, other electronics gadgets, musical equipments, chairs, tables, assorted drinks and other goods at the shop.
The fire incident which was said to have started at about 5:30Am lasted for over hours before the intervention of the Ebonyi State Fire Service that arrived the scene and was able to put off the fire.
An eyewitness, Mr. Uche Ogbodo attributed the fire outbreak to power surge adding that staff of the club house who were still sleeping inside the building before the incident all came out unhurt but expressed the regret that all the facility in the Night club were burnt down.
“To the best of my knowledge, the incident could be as a result of power surge because the club had closed early this morning at about 4:30am and the outbreak started around 5:30am.
“At about that 5:45am, we observed thick fire and smoke coming out from the night club and alerted other neighbors who called on the attention of fire service men who helped to control the fire from extending to other buildings.
“The incident caused serious panic and tension within the area following the late arrival of the Fire Service men. Residents resorted to self help by fetching water from a nearby Borehole and mixing it with detergent to quench the fire but the fire was uncontrollable.
“But I must commend the Firemen because their arrival though not so early saved the situation because alot of houses within the area would have been affected. They came and came prepared. They came with 3 tanker load of water and there was no excuse of shortage of water.
The manager of the Night Club, Mr. Chidi Chukwuemeka said that the staff of the club called him at about 6am that fire outbreak gutted the club house and he had to rush to the place adding that on getting there, the entire building has been razed down.
The shop owner, a make up artist who spoke to journalists on grounds of anonymity said that goods, equipments and properties destroyed in her shop is worth over five million naira and expressed shock over the incident.
Some of the Staff of the Night club who were seen weeping uncontrollably expressed the regret that many of them have been thrown out of job adding that with the facility burnt down, their source of livelihood has been destroyed by the inferno and appealed to governments to assist.
The Chief Fire Officer, Ebonyi State, Mr. Raphael Ibiam explained that they got a destress call at about 6:30 am and on arriving the scene, alot of damage have been caused by the fire.
We weren’t called on time and I immediately mobilize and we went to the scene, unfortunately, the fire has burnt down the entire club house. We did our best to prevent the fire from extending to other nearby houses.
