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.
Musa Yeketi Col. Taiwo Adebayo Salami Abubakar Baba Adamu Ibrahim Sabi Raji AbdulRasaq Fatai Garuba Labaka KWASIEC Arinola Lawal Abdulmumini Jawondo Alaaya Turaki Of Ilorin Mustapha Akanbi Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Apado Magaji Are Mogaji Aare Young Progressives Party Abdulmutalib Shittu National Pilot Charles Ibitoye Yakub Lai Gobir Yahaya Dumoye Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Ile Arugbo Toyin Abdullahi Shuaib Jawondo Ndama Al-hassan CACOVID Palliatives Seun Bolaji Patigi Regatta Abdulraheem Yusuf Rabiu Kwankwaso Okin Biscuits Isiaq Khadeejah Alanamu Abubakar Lah Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede Oro Grammar School Old Students Association Adamu Atta Ebola Monthly Sanitation Exercise Raliat AbdulRazaq Ramadhan Oluranti Idowu Afusat Nike Ibrahim Tunji Arosanyin Umar Gunu Sheu Ndanusa Usman Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Prince Sunday Fagbemi Musa Alhassan Buge Durbar Festival Issa Manzuma Moji Makanjuola IHS Towers Ahmed Shuaib Buranga Bolaji Abdullahi Alapansapa Risikat Lawal Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Joseph Alex Offorjama Baboko Primary School Bisi Kristien A.O. Belgore Marufat Oladosu Elese Of Igbaja Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Rotimi Oyedepo Sarakite Congress For National Consensus Olupako Of Share Bola Shagaya Ghali Alaaya Federal Polytechnic Offa Siraj Oyewale Amasa

