A fire outbreak has razed popular Sopurum Hotel, located in the Nkwelle community, a commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State.
The fire which started in the early hours of Monday, July 3 consumed a major section of the complex.
The cause of the fire is not yet certain but it destroyed properties worth millions in the two-storey building.
At the time of reporting, no life was lost.
Anambra Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident said;
“We got the information at about 4:30 a. m and our men were quickly deployed to the scene and cordoned off the area.
“We don’t want the situation where people take advantage of the fire incident to make away with properties that are not their own. The situation is under control, we are happy that no life was loss, our men are still there, the fire service are also there.”