Several shops have gutted by fire on Friday night along Complex Road by the Ekpan Roundabout in Effurun Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, according to local reports.
The fire spread rapidly from one shop to another as shop owners tried unsuccessfully to rescue their goods.
The cause of the fire outbreak remains unknown. Efforts are still underway to extinguish small persistent fires. An investigation team has been dispatched to assess property damage and losses.
Firefighters from the nearby Warri Refinery later rushed to the scene to rescue the situation.
Authorities urge calm as they determine the fire’s cause and assist those impacted by one of the community’s largest infernos in recent times.