Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has commiserated with his Anambra State counterpart, Mr Willie Obiano and Anambra people, particularly Onitsha residents, over the tragic fire incident that gutted parts of the commercial city.
The fire, which resulted in the loss of lives and destruction of many properties, including business premises, started after a tanker loaded with petroleum product on Wednesday reportedly spilled its content on Upper Iweka road.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Olisa Ifejika, quoted the Governor as saying that the images he saw of the fire incident were heartbreaking.
Okowa extended his sympathy to people who suffered varying degrees of losses in the unfortunate incident.
He, however, condemned the stoning of fire fighters from Delta who came to rescue the situation by some residents, thereby preventing them from carrying out their lawful duties.
The Governor called for concerted efforts at proper and prompt management of disasters in the country.
Okowa said as neighbours, Deltans would stand with their brothers and sisters in Anambra at this difficult time.
He called on fire fighters to be more proactive to responding to emergencies to enable them save more lives and properties, just as he stressed the need for reorientation on how people should treat fire fighters on duty..
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