By Chimaobi Nwaiwu

Nnewi—Goods worth millions of Naira were, yesterday, destroyed as a fuel-laden tanker caught fire at Nkwo Market, Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, Aambra State, yesterday, with over six shops touched.

According to an eyewitness, the tanker, moving from the building material end of Ogidi, through the by-pass to Ugwunwasike, suddenly developed problems and could not ascend the hill.

The eyewitness added that before they knew what was happening, the truck started rolling backward, skidded off the road, fell and caught fire, which spread to the six shops.

Efforts, according to the eyewitness, made by the fire servicemen from the building material market, International Market Ogidi, their counterpart from Okpoko and Government House, including Onitsha Main Market, to put out the fire proved abortive.

At press time, fire fighters were still making efforts to put out the raging fire, while vehicular movement was restricted to the Ugwunwasike by-pass, Onitsha-Enugu Expressway.