{"id":91495,"date":"2023-07-03T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fire-guts-popular-hotel-in-onitsha"},"modified":"2023-07-03T19:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T18:48:44","slug":"fire-guts-popular-hotel-in-onitsha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fire-guts-popular-hotel-in-onitsha","title":{"rendered":"Fire guts popular hotel in Onitsha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Sopurum Hotel, located in the Nkwelle community, Onitsha, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire.<\/p>\n<p>The incident, which occurred early hours of Monday, led to the burning of a substantial part of the hotel structure.<\/p>\n<p>Men of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states are currently at the scene battling with the situation at the time of filing this report.<\/p>\n<p>The police spokesman for Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fire incident to Channels TV, saying the situation is under control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation is under control. The fire started around 4:30 am on Monday, and when we got the information, our men were quickly mobilised to the scene, and they condoned off the area to avoid any case of vandalism,\u201d he said.<\/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. Sopurum Hotel, located in the Nkwelle community, Onitsha, Anambra State, has been gutted by fire. The incident, which occurred early hours of Monday, led to the burning of a substantial part of the hotel structure. 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