{"id":75995,"date":"2022-11-08T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/four-feared-dead-many-injured-as-explosion-rocks-onitsha-market"},"modified":"2022-11-08T18:29:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T17:29:45","slug":"four-feared-dead-many-injured-as-explosion-rocks-onitsha-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/four-feared-dead-many-injured-as-explosion-rocks-onitsha-market","title":{"rendered":"Four feared dead, many injured as explosion rocks Onitsha market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Four persons are feared to have died, while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, following an explosion at the Onitsha Chemical Market on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told DAILY POST that the explosion led to an inferno in the area, with over N850million worth of goods destroyed in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion occurred at about 12:45pm at the market, which led to stampede, and later fire, a source said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the four deaths were as a result of stampede as traders scampered for safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Mr Emeka Orji contacted the Anambra State Fire Service boss, Martin Agbili, who deployed officers of the department from Okpoko in Ogbaru Local Government Area and that of Asaba in Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso the Council Chairman contacted the DPO Fegge, Rabiu Garuba who deployed officers and men to the market to guarantee security of goods and other properties belonging to the traders,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>A trader, who spoke to this reporter, Mr Nweke Uchenna said: \u201cWe were at our shops as usual when we heard a loud noise like a bomb blast and we saw thick smoke from some shops upstairs and everyone started running for safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen people started shouting for help and we saw people carrying traders from those shops that were on fire and some were burnt badly, while some seem to have been suffocated by the smoke and the stampede.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know how much that has been lost to the fire but it can be estimated at N850million to about N1 billion because the goods are strong chemical products that are highly inflammable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was confirmed by the Anambra State Police command spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe casualty figure is not certain now, but our operatives led by DCP John Ogbodoaga are still there, and the situation has been brought under control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Four persons are feared to have died, while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, following an explosion at the Onitsha Chemical Market on Tuesday. Sources told DAILY POST that the explosion led to an inferno in the area, with over N850million worth of goods destroyed in the process. 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