N25bn Property Saved As Fire Guts Ilorin Market
Property worth N25bn were saved as fire gutted the popular Oja – Tuntun market, Baboko, Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday night.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the fire outbreak which started around 10:30 pm razed no fewer than 15 shops in the market.
LEADERSHIP reports that Oja- Tuntun market has about 1,072 shops, 984 stands and 27 warehouses.
The spokesman of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed the fire incident on Thursday.
He said the level of damage done by the fire was minimal, adding that “the cause of the fire outbreak could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.”
“The fire service's prompt and efficient response helped save commodities and property valued at over N25 billion.
“The cause of the fire couldn't be affirmed yet while an investigation is ongoing.
“The service urges residents of the state to always cultivate the habit of switching off their electrical appliances even before bedtime, as this would help prevent the chances of fire outbreaks in their various homes, marketplaces, and offices and also help them to drastically reduce it,” Adekunle stated.
The state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq visited the scene of the fire outbreak on Wednesday night.
He sympathised with the victims and hailed the firemen for their prompt intervention.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Shuaib Jawondo Bureau Of Lands Gwanara Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Sardauna Olofa Of Offa Osinbajo TIC Air Peace Doyin Group Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Press Release Sa\'adu Gambari Ayinde Oyepitan Toyin Abdullahi Issa Memunat Moyosore Gaa Olobi Abiodun Musa Aibinu Waheed Ibrahim Bilikis Oladimeji Saka Balikis Kehinde Neuropsychiatric Hospital Abdulrasheed Lafia Ahmed Bolaji Nagode College Of Education Revenue Court Rabiu Kwankwaso Oko Michael Nzekwe Kisira Zulkifli Ibraheem Muftau Akanbi Oke Ibrahim Taiwo Road Arandun Hassanat Bello Oko-Olowo Otunba Taiwo Joseph Aso-ofi Aminu Adisa Logun Abdulfatai Ahmed Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria Adesina Simon Sodiya Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa Communication Network Support Services Leke Ogungbe Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Dauda Adeniran Adeshola Gbajabiamila Omoniyi Ayinla Kwha.gov.ng Monthly Sanitation Exercise Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs Oyedepo Umar Yakubu Jaja Elerinjare Elese Of Igbaja Laduba Olohungbebe Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity CUTI Victor Gbenga Yusuf Ayobami Seriki Bola Tinubu Olatunji Ibrahim Okin Biscuit GANZY Magaji Are Emir Of Kano Ajayi Okasanmi Temi Kolawole Ajike People Support Centre Muazam Nayaya

