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Fire outbreak kills Catholic Priest in Anambra

Daniel Anokwuru

The Catholic priest of St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Nnewi Ichi Uruagu, in Anambra State,  has lost his life following a fire incident that occurred at about 0346 hours of Saturday 16 November, 2019.

According to Engr. Martins Agbili, Chief Fire Officers of Anambra State  Fire Service, he said in a statement that they  received a distress call of a fire outbreak at the Parish House of St. Peter’s Catholic Church Nnewi Ichi Uruagu, their men from Anambra State Fire Service were deployed to the fire scene and they controlled the situation.

Part of the church building that got burnt

The Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Edmond Nwagbara lost his life during the fire outbreak. He was at the room where the fire incident emanated.

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The cause of the fire incident is unknown.

As at the time of this report, the corpse had been taken away by ambulance.

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