Firefighter Slumps, Dies After Stopping Fire Incident In Enugu Market

A fire incident at the Auto Parts Market, Coal-Camp in the Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State in the wee hours of Wednesday claimed the life of a firefighter.

Osun Defender gathered that the firefighter whose identity was not disclosed had been successful in stopping the fire with his team before he slumped and died.

He was said to be recuperating from an illness when he went to the fire scene to discharge his duty.

Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the Director of Enugu State Fire Service, Mr Okwudili Ohaa, said men of the fire service arrived at the scene at about 1.15 am with three fire trucks to put out the fire which started by midnight Wednesday from a shop in the market.

The fire was said to have damaged goods worth millions of naira before it was successfully put out by the late staff and his team who unfortunately died after the battle.

He said, “He was a dedicated officer, who loved to lead by example. He was my best fire officer. He was not actually supposed to come to work because he was still recuperating from an illness but due to his passion for the job, he decided to join the team.

“We have been able to quench the outbreak that took us more than two hours. It was a huge one.”