Fire damages duplex, shuttle bus in Anambra; service cites suspected power surge

A fire damaged a residential duplex and shuttle bus near Mopol Base Junction on the Old Amansea-Awka Road in Anambra State, with the state Fire Service reporting no deaths or injuries.

The incident occurred on Saturday, September 5.

The Anambra State Fire Service says it received a distress call at about 6:30pm and deployed personnel and firefighting equipment to the scene.

Firefighters later secured the area and withdrew at about 7:30pm.

Duplex and vehicle damaged

According to the Fire Service, the affected property was a duplex containing a boys’ quarters apartment, with a shuttle bus parked within the compound.

The blaze damaged roofing materials, furniture, sections of walls and other structural components, as well as the vehicle.

No death or injury was recorded.

Fire Service cites suspected power surge

The Fire Service says its preliminary investigation indicates that a power surge caused the fire.

That remains a preliminary official assessment.

IDNN has not independently established the electrical cause of the outbreak.

The available evidence also does not establish responsibility by any electricity distribution company, property owner or other party.

Firefighters say spread was contained

Fire Service officials say their intervention prevented the blaze from spreading to adjoining properties.

That remains the agency’s account of the response.

The incident also raises a technical question about whether an electrical-system fault, protective-device problem or supply irregularity contributed to the fire.

Those issues have not been publicly resolved.

Loss figure remains unclear

Some secondary reports describe losses running into several millions of naira.

However, no documented valuation or independent assessment was available in the material reviewed by IDNN.

The verified publication position is therefore limited to the physical damage confirmed by the Fire Service.

For now, what is established is this:

A fire damaged a duplex, household property and a shuttle bus near Mopol Base Junction on September 5.

No death or injury was recorded.

The Fire Service says a power surge is the preliminary suspected cause, but the final cause and any responsibility remain unresolved.