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Fire engulfed a block of seven flats at Olorunsogo area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Sunday and left property worth about N8.5million destroyed.
The fire incident which was reported to the state Fire Service at about 02:58a.m on Sunday by a resident destroyed the affected building and property.
According to a statement by the Head od Department, Media and Publicity Hassan Adekynle on Sunday noted that at about 02:58hrs fire gutted a building of about 7flats as a result of power surge.
“This incident took place at No.63 Lawyer Laro Street Olorunshogo area, Iloorin, Ilorin West Local Government area Kwara State.
“On getting to the scene ground, we realized that the whole building had been engulfed by the blazing fire due to the late call by the sympathizer.
“Although, the conflagration was huge, however our firemen we’re able to demonstrate high level of professionalism and in no time the ravaging inferno was totally extinguished. and also damped the surrounding area in order to stop the further fire escalation.
“The leading officer of the firemen crew who attended to the incident revealed that even though the fire was caused due to the power surge but a iron was also met plug in.”
The Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, urged the citizens to always cultivate the habit of switching off their electrical appliances even before the bedtime, as this would help them to prevent the chances of fire outbreaks in their various homes, and also help them to drastically reduce it.
