The Kwara State Fire Service said that it saved property estimated at N765.6m in three fire incidents that occurred in different parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Christmas day, The PUNCH reports.
The fire affected three residential buildings, in which property worth N37.4m was destroyed.
According to the state fire service, two of the buildings were affected simultaneously, which firemen succeeded in putting out.
A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity for the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, made available to newsmen on Monday said, “The Kwara State Fire Service attended to three different fire incidents on Sunday, December 25, 2022. All three outbreaks were residential, and two of them occurred at the same time.
“The first one was at Alhaji Umar’s house in the Balogun Fulani Area of Ilorin, where two shops were affected in the building, which consisted of 10 rooms and four shops.
“The other two incidents occurred at Okoosi Compound, opposite Grace Lodge Hotel on Coca-Cola Road, Ilorin, and Abolarinwa House, behind Henry George Hotel in Adewole Area, respectively.
“In all these fire incidents, firemen were able to perform an excellent job by quickly eliminating the ravaging inferno on time and saving many properties from it.
“The report says the fire outbreaks were the results of an electric power surge.
“The total estimated property lost in the three incidents is N34.4m while the total estimated property saved is N765.6m.”
Adekunle stated that the Director of Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, urged the public to be cautious during the festive season, as he had previously warned them before Christmas.
