Pregnant woman, others feared dead as fire guts jetty in Rivers

A pregnant woman, a two-month-old baby, and several others have lost their lives during an early morning fire at the Bonny-Bille-Nembe Jetty in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday.

Also, over 40 boats were reportedly burnt in the fire said to be caused by persons who attempted to load illegally refined products popularly known as kpofire in the local parlance.

Previous fire outbreaks at the jetty had been attributed to the storage of inflammable substances like petroleum products used in powering the speed boat engines in makeshift buildings within the slump.

The jetty is usually a busy transit point for thousands of residents traveling from Port Harcourt by sea to Bonny, Bille, Nembe, and other riverine communities.