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.
Islamic Development Bank Gbenga Olawepo JAMB Sheriff Shagaya Bayo Mohammed Onimode Oluwole Dupe Muhammed Danjuma Sardauna Ola Falade Olumide Daniel Ibitoye Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union Jaiz Bank Salihu Ajia Mustapha Akanbi Fatai Garuba Labaka Waheed Ibrahim Sobi Specialist Hospital Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Rueben Parejo Sam Onile Javed Khan Umar Sanda Yusuf Modibbo Kawu Ahman Pategi Akorede Ganiyu Taofiq Aso Ofi Mohammed Yahaya Barki Offa Metropolitan Club Rafiu Ibrahim AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro SSUCOEN Government High School Adeta Madawaki Of Ilorin Lafiagi Ajike People Support Centre Salihu S. Yaru Isiaq Khadeejah Aliyu U. Tilde Ilorin Talaka Parapo (ITP) Olatunji Bamgbola Bankole Omishore All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools Orire Isin Tunde Saad Amule Segun Adeniyi Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke Folajimi Aleshinloye Sarkin Malamai Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen Ibrahim Akaje Bursary Eleyele Yahaya Abdulkareem KSIRS Paul Olawoore Suleiman Idris Kannike Abubakar Lah Ndama Al-hassan National Union Of Road Transport Workers Kawu Bluenile Associates Abdullahi G. Mohammad Ibrahim Abiodun Suleman Abubakar Doyin Agbamu Plat Technologies Limited Stephen Fasakin Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla Photo News Raji AbdulRasaq Monthly Sanitation AbdulRauf Keji HICA

