By Chancel Sunday
An early morning inferno has razed five buildings at Bomadi-Overside, the business hub of Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, claiming one life and destroying property worth millions of naira.
The incident, which took place on the former Our Saviour’s Hospital Street, occurred between 4:25 am and 5 am, devastating the livelihoods of traders at the popular Bomadi-Overside market, a gathering point for traders from various riverine communities and upland buyers and suppliers of commodities.
The deceased, identified as J.T. Christopher, died in the inferno and whose body was burnt beyond recognition.
A survivor, Mrs. Esther Thomas, who recounted the incident to Vanguard, stated that the inferno began shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday (today), emphasising that the distressing noise from her neighbours roused her from sleep.
