80-year-old woman dies in Kwara fire

The Kwara Fire Service on Monday said, an unidentified 80-year-old woman was on Sunday, died in a fire outbreak in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Mr Hassan Adekunle, the spokesperson, Kwara State Fire Service, while confirming the incident, said smoke emitting from the fire suffocated the octogenarian who could not trace the staircase to escape.

He said fire-fighters doused the fire and prevented a major disaster in the area.

Hassan said though the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, it was confined to the first floor of the storey building from where it originated.

“Out of the four flats in the storey building, only one flat was affected,’’ he added.

“In a related development, another fire outbreak was recorded on Sunday at a residential building in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara.

“The fire which resulted from a power surge involved a storey building of about 16 rooms, but only eight rooms were affected.

“Total estimated property saved is N62.8 million, while total estimated property lost is put at N17.2 million.’’ Adekunle said.

NAN