Mr Ibiam identified negligence and non-compliance with fire safety tips as major causes of the fire incidents.
“It destroyed property in some sections of the building.’’
Mr Ibiam explained that from an empty plot of land, the fire spread to the bush bar structure made with thatched roof.
The Ebonyi Fire Service says it recorded two deaths and 69 fire incidents in 2023.
Raphael Ibiam, the agency’s chief fire officer, said the inferno was suspected to have been caused by an electrical spark within the building.
“On the cause of the fire, we were told that one man, a resident in the area, was responsible for the inferno.
According to Mr Ibiam, five similar fire cases had been recorded this January.
