Only a few steel products were salvaged from the fire that gutted some shops situated at No. 65 Jubilee Road in Aba.
Mr Smart said the fire “unknowingly spread into the warehouse from the landlord’s area.”
The Fire Service said it had warned fuel station owners to always discharge their products when the intensity of the sun’s heat is not high.
Mr Nwaka said that the fire was ignited by sparks from an electric line lying over the market stalls.
Zonal commander of Aba Fire Service, Belenta Belenta, told journalists that over five trucks were destroyed by the fire caused by an explosion.
