Fire, which broke out on Monday morning at the Nembe Waterfront, in Port Harcourt old township area, Rivers State, has burnt a woman, her baby and many others. It was learnt that the blaze started about 9am, razing down an entire building, and many shops before it was put out by the state fire service and some youths.
Though the source of the fire was unclear, an eyewitness said the victims were rushed to the Rivers state University Teaching Hospital for medical attention. A source said many youths, who initially tackled the fire before the arrival of the firefighters, suffered various degrees of burns. He noted that, though, no one died but properties worth millions were destroyed.
The Nation