An 80-year-old man has died in a fire which razed his house at No. 33, Glass Industry, Aba, Abia.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the fire burnt down the 14-room apartment which also housed two shops.
The late landlord, Mr Iro Kalu, of Nkporo community in Ohafia Local Government Area, was said to have gone to bed around 11 p.m. on April 12 shortly before the fire.
Mr Ndukwe Kalu, one of his sons, told NAN in Aba on Monday that the family lost everything to the inferno.
“I don’t know where to start from. My certificate, laptop, books and other credentials were all lost to the fire. I lost my father too,’’ Kalu, a graduate of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, who is waiting for mobilisation for the NYSC, said.
“No property was saved in the entire building. Our tenants lost their property and cash. What can I say, even the two tailors who rented shops in our building lost their property, including clothes given to them by their customers,’’ he said.
Kalu said that the fire started from his late father’s room before it spread to other parts of the building.
Mr Livinus Oti, one of the two tailors in the building, appealed to the government and public-spirited individuals to come to their aid.
“I was resting in my house around 11 p.m. when I got a call that my shop had been consumed by fire. I raced to the place and confirmed the incident. I am appealing to the government and public-spirited individuals to come to our aid,’’ he said.
Heaps of burnt books, foams, furniture and electronic equipment, among others, formed part of the rubble in the building. (NAN)
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