Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed by fire this morning in a double wholesale shop along Umuohu Okpula Ndume axis of Umuahia Ikot Ekpene road in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State.
Narrating the incident to journalists who visited the scene, the shop owner, Mrs Abigail Uzodinma, who could not explain the cause of the inferno, said she was surprised when she received information that her shop was on fire at about 12am.
She wondered what could be the cause of the inferno in a place where there was no electricity and inflammable materials.
Mrs Abigail, who had just returned from the market and deals in bags of rice, garri and condiments, said she lost over ₦50 million to the fire, which also razed down her double shop.
Mrs Uzodinma appealed to the Government and good-spirited individuals to come to her aid to enable her to pay the debt she has incurred and return to business.
Our Correspondent reports that it was the intervention of the men of the state fire service and residents that prevented the fire from escalating to other buildings around the area.
