Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- One person was severely burnt when a diesel storage site caught fire in Uruagu, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

The incident happened on Sunday evening when suspected arsonists attacked the site.

Apart from the injured victim who had been taken to the hospital, several storage tanks were destroyed in the inferno.

Personnel of the Anambra State Fire Service were said to have arrived at the site and stopped the fire shortly after it started.

The spokesperson of the Anambra State Fire Service, Chukwudi Chiketa, has confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday.

Mr Chiketa said firefighters were deployed immediately after receiving a distress call at about 5:45 p.m.

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