Kwara State Fire Service had saved property worth at N765.6 million in fire incidents that occurred during Christmas Eve in three different parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
The fire outbreaks affected three residential buildings in which property worth N37.4million was destroyed.
This is contained in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle and made available to newsmen Monday, said The Kwara State Fire Service attended to three different fire incidents on Sunday, 25th of December 2022. All the three outbreaks were residential in which the two out of it happened simultaneously.
“The first one was at Alhaji Umar’s house (at the) Balogun Fulani Area of Ilorin, where two shops were affected in the building comprising 10 rooms and four shops.
“The other two incidents occurred at Okoosi Compound, opposite Grace Lodge Hotel Coca-Cola Road, Ilorin, and Abolarinwa house behind Henry George Hotel, 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 property from them.
“Report says the fire outbreaks were as a result of electric power surge.
“The total estimated property lost in the three incidents is N34.4 million, while the total estimated property saved is N765.6 million.”
However, the Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade Olumuyiwa, urged the general public to be safety-conscious during the festive period.