A building in the palace of Owerri monarch, Eze Emmanuel Njemanze, (Ozuruigbo the 5th of Owerri),is on fire.
According to eye witness, it started Sunday morning and nothing has been pinned down as cause of the fire which has destroyed the first floor of the palace.
At the time of this report, men of the Fire Service Command Owerri are doing their best to cub the fire, and has exhausted water from three fire fighting truck by 12:00 am, while the fourth arrived at about 11:40 am.
No official statement has been made by any member of the royal family or members of the Fire Service Command as all are busy fighting the flames which has filled the atmosphere of Njemanze street with smoke.