Health is wealth. As you read through this tragic story that occurred at the Auto Parts Market, Coal-Camp, in the Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State, perhaps you would begin to value your health, that is if you have been neglecting it.
You see, many Nigerians pay little or no attention to their health, the sad irony is that those that own properties like cars, houses, etc do not fail to service it daily, weekly or monthly as required, but often forget or get too busy for their health.
The tragic incident that occurred at the Auto Parts Market resulted in the loss of a fire officer’s life.
The Director of Enugu State Fire Service, Okwudili Ohaa, explained that the unfortunate event happened on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Ohaa revealed that the fire officer collapsed and passed away.
A Brave Fight
Sadly, the officer died after successfully extinguishing the fire that had erupted Motor Spare Parts Market, commonly known as Tinker.
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According to him, the fire service personnel had arrived at the scene around 1:15 am, utilizing three fire trucks to combat the fire that had originated from a shop in the market at midnight.
The head of the fire service did not disclose the cause of the fire.
He, however, narrated that the late fire fighter and his team bravely fought the flames before the former lost his life.
Passion For The Job
The fire caused significant damage to merchandise worth millions of naira before it was eventually controlled.
“He was a dedicated officer who loved to lead by example. He was my best fire officer.
“The officer was not actually supposed to come to work because he was still recuperating from an illness, but due to his passion for the job, he decided to join the team,” Ohaa mentioned.
“We have been able to quench the outbreak that took us more than two hours. It was a huge one,” he added.
The Shop
In the meantime, the President of the Enugu Motor Spare Parts Dealers Association, Mike Nome spoke on the incident.
He expressed that had the shop not been secured with a burglar-proof, the security officers present in the market would have successfully extinguished the fire.
“I got a call from one of our security men around midnight that our market was on fire.
“Our security men promptly rushed to stop it when they noticed the fire.
But when they got to the shop, they noticed that it was further locked with burglar proof.”
The Explosion
“As they were battling to break into the shop, the fire escalated into the next shop which operated a restaurant and immediately a gas cylinder inside the restaurant exploded, thereby spreading the fire to several shops.
“When the fire went beyond us, I called the state fire service around 1.00 am, and they promptly came in less than 15 minutes to stop the fire from spreading to other areas,” Nome said.
