Traders Lament as Fire Ravages Offa Market
Over N300m worth of property have been lost to fire disaster at the popular Owode market in Offa, Kwara State.
The fire incident which was reported to have begun at about 2:30am today, was said to have been caused by a lit cigarette dropped by a random smoker.
It took the intervention of firefighters from the State and Federal Fire Service to salvage the situation.
In a press statement made available to newsmen in Ilorin by the Head of Media and Publicity, Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem, the Service Station at Offa received a distress call at half past two in the morning and quickly swung into action.
Meanwhile, the Director Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Olumuyiwa Falade has sympathized with the traders at Owode Market, Offa, over the unfortunate incident and called for vigilance and adherence to safety practices at all times.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Rasaq Jimoh Monsurat Omotosho Rueben Parejo Yusuf Mubarak Elewu International Vocational Centre Olatunji Ayeni Lola Olabayo Niyi Osundare Ebola Omupo Erin-ile Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen Gaa Olobi Galadima Alliance For Democracy Apata Ajele Secondary School JMK Construction Company Limited GRA Ola Falade Magaji Erubu AbdulRauf Keji Salihu Yahaya Sam Onile Towoju Bluenile Associates Tanke Flyover Bridge Mustapha Akanbi Olosi Of Osi Kumbi Titilope Imam Gambari Haliru Dantoro Dan Iya Of Ilorin Alloy Chukwuemeka Wahab Agbaje Abdulraheem Yusuf Bashirat Bola Bello 11th Galadima Yakub Ali-Agan Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa Sarah Alade Aishat Sulu-Gambari Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Ibrahim Taiwo Road Theophilus Oyebiyi Oni Adebayo Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Kale Kawu Kazeem Adekanye Press Release Kanu Agabi Niyi Ogundiran Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Post Utme Abdullateef Abdussalam Femi Agbaje Ubandoma Of Ilorin Yusuf Badmus Saliu Ajia Umar Adelodun Funmilayo Zubair Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Kwara Basketball Association Women For Change And Development Initiative Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement Iponrin Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet Kale Bayero Ajase-Ipo Kwara State Sports Commission Kwara United Ahmed Bolaji Nagode Ahmed Jaiz Bank Marufat Oladosu Aliyu Sabi

