Fire outbreak destroys property in Ilorin
No fewer than 16 rooms were on Tuesday greatly affected by a fire at Ile Bilewu, Alabi-Owo Junction, Ita-Amodu area, Ilorin, the Kwara state capital.
The Informant247 gathered 47 rooms and 19 shops were affected by the fire after overloaded mattresses were gutted by fire.
According to Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, the Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, a swift response to a distress call reporting a fire outbreak was made and the fire crew promptly mobilized to quench the inferno
The statement said the investigations revealed that the fire originated from a lorry overloaded with mattresses after colliding with a high-tension wire, causing a spark that ignited the mattresses.
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The statement reads, “Once the mattresses caught fire, the blaze spread rapidly from the lorry to the nearby building, which housed 47 rooms and 19 shops. The highly flammable nature of the mattresses contributed to the swift spread of the fire. Additionally, the explosion of a nearby step-down transformer intensified the situation, further aiding the rapid spread of the fire to the adjacent shops and rooms.”
The statement furthered that it was with the efforts of the Federal Fire Service to extinguish the fire and ensure the safety of all involved.
“We also express our gratitude to the Nigeria Police Force, who helped protect our firefighters from the threat posed by hoodlums attempting to disrupt the operation. Their intervention ensured the safety and security of our personnel during a highly volatile situation.”
The service also expressed its gratitude to the media houses for their timely notifications and real-time updates, which helped keep the public informed about the progress of the incident and the measures being taken to address it.
