Residents of Afaha Ubeh in the outskirt of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, watched helplessly on Thursday as fire razed an electric power substation in the area.

Witnesses said operatives of the state fire service were not seen around the scene of the incident, as the facility was on flame for more than three hours before the arrival of firefighters from the construction giant, Julius Berger.

“The state fire service came much later, while Julius Berger were battling to put off the fire,” a witness told PREMIUM TIMES.

“The community people were angry with the state fire service and initially prevented them from getting to the scene of the incident. But they were eventually allowed to join forces with Julius Berger to put off the fire,” he said.

The Akwa Ibom State government said in a statement that the incident was going to cause power outage in parts of the state because of “substantial damage” done to the facility.

The statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Charles Udoh, said the government had asked the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to speed up the repairs of the facility in order “to avoid a prolonged distortion of socio-economic activities in the (affected) areas”.

A PREMIUM TIMES’ reporter observed that most parts of Uyo, including the popular Ewet Housing Estate where Governor Udom Emmanuel’s private house is located, have been in darkness for almost a day now.

It is, however, unclear if the situation is connected to the fire incident at the power station.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/south-south-regional/260387-fire-guts-electric-power-substation-uyo.html

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Yaa Salam!!!

so a fire burns for more than 3hrs and the state fire service can't be found. What exactly is the state good for. Oh well maybe sitting in darkness will inspire change.

All na bad news.
But this one is understandable.
Not "Snake swallow government house."

a country with poor fire service system.. total mess

Daddy showkey song comes to mind!!
Fire ! Fire!!!
In our country ! Country!!
Give me plenty water
Make I quench fire

Unfortunately the Fire is neither burning the bad people nor do we have enough water to put it off from burning this substation..

Nigeria we hail thee!!