No fewer than 15 shops were razed following a fire outbreak at the Isuanuocha community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
It was gathered that the inferno, which started at about 12 am on Thursday, lasted throughout the night.
The cause of the fire could not be ascertained but eyewitnesses said it took the assistance of neighbours in the area before the fire was put out after several phone calls to the Anambra State Fire Service yielded no result.
The source said the shop owners had gone home when a security man on duty noticed the brazen fire from one of the shops and started alerting the people.
