Properties worth millions of naira was destroyed when Mestro hotel located at onugboji Street, Ahoada town in Ahoada East Local Government Area was engulfed by fire on Wednesday night 13th,December,2023.
The cause of the fire could be ascertained authoriatatively, but some residents told Revelation Agents that it may be due electric surge .
Our source stated that the VIP club bar and the VIP bar are the sections of the two -storey hotel building which was razed by the inferno.The source stated that it took intervention of residents with improvised extinguisher to put off the fire.
We also gathered that Police operatives were on ground and at alert to ensure hoodlums did not take advantage of the chaotic situation.
As at press time the fire has been put off completely by efforts of residents.
The spokesperson for the Rivers state Police Command,SP Grace Iringe Koko could not also be reached for comment but multiple sources confirmed the incident .