The cause of the fire that engulfed the Onitsha Chemical Market was on Tuesday revealed to be a an explosion in one of the shops.

Recall that the incident reportedly claimed 15 lives, while many others sustained various degrees of injury during a fire outbreak at

the popular Chemical Market,Onitsha, Anambra State.

The inferno equally destroyed goods and properties worth millions of naira.

Meanwhile, the Transition Committee Chairman of Onitsha South LGA, the federal fire service, as well as Anambra State Fire Service are currently battling to contain the raging fire.