Fire, on Sunday, caught a building of about 7flats in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.
The fire incident has reportedly destroyed properties worth millions of naira.
Report has it that the fire disaster, which happened at about 0258 hours, was connected to power surge.
Hassan Adekunle, the spokesperson of the State fire service, in Ilorin on Sunday, said the fire incident happened at No.63 Lawyer Laro Street Olorunshogo area, Ilorin, in Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara State.
He revealed that “on getting to the scene, we realized that the whole building had been engulfed by the blazing fire due to the late call by the sympathizer.”
He said “though the conflagration was huge, however, our firemen were able to demonstrate high level of professionalism and in no time the ravaging inferno was totally extinguished.
“We also damped the surrounding area in order to stop further escalation of the fire.”
The image maker of the fire service agency added that leading officer of the firemen crew who confronted the fire incident, said that even though power surge was the cause of the fire incident, a pressing iron was also discovered plugged in.
Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, the Director of Kwara State Fire Service, told people to always switch off their electrical appliances even before going to bed.
He said this would assist them to avoid the chances of fire disasters in their various homes, and assist them to drastically reduce such incidents.