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.
Mahfouz Adedimeji Al-Ilory Wasiu Odewale Idiagbon Christopher Tunji Ayeni Olawuyi Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Ayo Adeyemi Shola Odetundun Abubakar Suleiman Ahmed \'Lateef Aishatu Ahmed Gobir Quareeb Olugbense Amina El-Imam Jide Ashonibare Yahaya A Paniyaro Balogin Alanamu Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Ahmad Lawan Oni Adebayo Lithium TIC Charles Ibitoye Ademola Kiyesola Okedare CCT Shonga Farm Project Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Kayode Ogunlowo TVC Female National Debate Congress For National Consensus Ilorin.Info Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ado Ibrahim Abubakar Baba Abdulrazaq Akorede Sulyman Tejidini Lukman Adeloyin Surajudeen Akanbi CACOVID Palliatives EFCC Oba Abu Wahab Abayawo Abatemi Usman Trader Moni Sarah Jubril Valsolar Consortium Toyin Abdullahi Abioye Bello Yoonus Kola Olatinwo Mohammed Kamaludeen Fatimoh Lawal Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Asa Agbarigidoma Ghali Alaaya Gbenga Olawepo Adamu B. Yaqubu NNPP Ishaq Oloyede Amusa Bello Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Adegoke Bamidele Maigida Soludero Transit Yomi Ogunsola Saduki Lafiagi Abdulrahman Onikijipa Elerinjare Salihu Ajibola Ajia Yusuf Amuda Gobir Abdullateef Abdussalam Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Salake GRA KWASSIP

