Kwara: AC Explosion Behind UITH Inferno – Fire Service

Date: 2024-04-16

The Kwara State Fire Service has attributed the late-night Sunday fire that destroyed the mini-store of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital's pharmacy to an explosion from an air conditioning system.

The fire, which occurred on the last floor of Building 7, where the pharmacy's mini-store was located, was contained to that area, sparing the rest of the two-storey building, which houses 12 wards, a laboratory, and cash offices, from significant damage.

Hassan Adekunle, the Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, stated on Monday that the fire service responded promptly to the incident, preventing further destruction.

“On Sunday, April 14, 2024, at about 19:31 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service swiftly responded to a fire incident at Building 7, last floor, specifically at the Pharmacy's mini-store of the UNILORIN Teaching Hospital.

“Upon arrival, the fire crew immediately began efforts to contain the blaze and prevent further damage.

“The building, a two-storey structure housing 12 wards, two pharmacies, a side lab, and cash offices, was fortunately spared from extensive destruction, with only an office and the pharmacy's mini-store affected by the fire.

“Investigations revealed that the fire originated from an office where an air conditioner had been left running since Friday, causing excessive heat buildup and leading to the outbreak.” Adekunle stated.

Adekunle urged residents to prioritize safety measures and remain vigilant in preventing future fire incidents.

He added, “The Director of the Kwara State Fire Service emphasised the importance of prioritising safety at all times, urging the general public to remain vigilant and proactive in preventing such incidents in the future.”

Recall that last Tuesday, a separate fire incident in the Tanke area of Ilorin destroyed property worth millions of Naira.

Adekunle, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, noted that the absence of fire-retardant materials and the combustible nature of the building's materials contributed to the escalation of the fire.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Saba Jibril     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Daud Adeshola     Kale Ayo     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Tunji Oyawoye     Kaiama     Idris Amosa Saidu     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Farouk Salim     Iyabo Dupe Adekeye     Col. Adedipe     Owode Market     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Olayinka Olaogun     Saka Aleshinloye     Muhammadu Gobir     George Funsho Adebayo     Olatomiwa Williams     Sheikh Alimi     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Ilorin Curfew     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Press Release     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Sam Onile     ENetSuD     Amoyo     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Sa\'ad Alanamu     ITEM 7     Ahmed Mohammed Rifun     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Usman Alkali Baba     Hajj     NFAI     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Shuaibu Yaman     Jaigbade Alao     Rotimi Oyedepo     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Shola Odetundun     Shururat Olatinwo     Iliasu     Young Progressives Party     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Tafida Of Ilorin     Ileloke     Aliyu Salihu     Rotimi Atere     CCEPE     Saidu Kawu     Gbenga Olawepo     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Funke Adedoyin     Moses Adekanye     Elekoyangan     Babaloja-General     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Olateju Lukman     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Lai Gobir     Ishaq Salman     Olabode George Towoju     Roheemat Hammed     Isiaka Alikinla     Saba Mamman Daniel     Muslim Cementary     Ilesha-Gwanara     Bayo Onimago     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Temitope Ogunbanke    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Leke Ogungbe     Alliance For Democracy     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Abatemi Usman     Tunde Saad     Samuel Adedoyin     AbdulGafar Tosho     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Olaosebikan     Mufutau Olatinwo     Olaitan Buraimoh     Sobi Hill     Yakub Lai Gobir     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Maryam Nurudeen     Hakeem Idris     Kishira     Tunde Yusuf     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Kwara State Sports Commission     Egbejila     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Yahaya Dumoye     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Omupo     Rueben Parejo     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Oniwa     Saka Adeyemo     Kisra     Budo Egba     Saba Mamman Daniel     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Akanji     Government High School Adeta     Sam Okaula     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Okanlawon Musa     Tunde Oyawoye     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     IF-K     Folashade Omoniyi     Abikan     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Quareeb     Omotoso     Surajudeen Akanbi     Ajibike Katibi     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Babajide Ajayi     Suleiman Ajadi     Cassava Growers\' Association     Ahmed \'Lateef     Ayo Adeyemi     Mustapha Olanipekun     Kwara Hotel     FERMA     Amusement Park     Oluwole Dupe     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Bank Of Industry     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Abubakar B.M     Kassim Babamale     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Raji AbdulRasaq     Bashiru Makama     Kwha.gov.ng     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Federal Allocation     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Oniwasi Agbaye