An early morning fire has gutted Sopurum Hotel, located in the Nkwelle community, Onitsha, Anambra State burning a substantial part of the hotel structure.
The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday, July 3rd, 2023.
The police spokesman for Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the fire incident to Channels TV, saying the situation is under control.
“The 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,” he said.
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.
