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.
Umaru Saro Riskat Opakunle Apata Ajele Secondary School Naira Redesign Agboola Babatunde Eruku Sheikh Ridhwanullah David Oyerinola Adedunmoye Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Amada Jidda Ilorin Anchor Men And Women Bilikisu Oniyangi Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency Taofik Abdulkareem Peculiar Allowance Curfew Titus Suberu-Ajibola Communication Network Support Services Azeez Bello Haleeman Salman Kayode Ogunlowo Abdulmutalib Shittu Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan Shagari Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Isaac Gbenle Hassan Taiye Salam Ganiyu Taofiq Mohammed Khadijat Kubura Halimat Yusuf Farouk Salim Olayinka Olaogun Danladi Gbemisola Saraki Obayomi Azeez African Democratic Congress Kassim Babamale KwaraLearn Ajuloopin Forgo Battery Universal Basic Education Commission Abdulazeez Arowona Isiaka Oniwa Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria Jare Olatundun Elesie Of Esie Oni Adebayo Kayode Alabi Saliu Ajia Sadiq Buhari Innocent Okoye CUTI Baboko Temitope Ogunbanke Abdulmajeed Wahab Biliaminu Aliu Abdulfatai Salman Baakini Kwara Apc Olota Of Odo-Owa Balogun Ajikobi Dumagi Pius Abioje Kwara Hotel Mazars Consulting Olateju Lukman Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency IFK Balikis Jawondo Monsurat Omotosho Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Fola Consultant Kazeem Oladepo Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro Ajia-Bako Abdulazeez Uthman Alliance For Democracy

