Seven shops affected as fire razes Ita-Amo market in Ilorin
A fire outbreak on Friday night destroyed no fewer than seven shops at Olusola Saraki Market, Ita-Amo, in the Ilorin west local government area of Kwara State.
According to reports, the incident was caused by a power surge following the fluctuating power supply from the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).
However, the Kwara State Fire Service, while confirming the inferno in a statement by its media and publicity Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, said the State Fire Service received a distress call reporting a fire outbreak on Friday, 10 January 2025, at about 9:36 pm, adding that the firefighters promptly deployed to the scene where they discovered multiple shops ablaze in a market comprising 276 shops.
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“Through swift intervention, professionalism, and expertise, our team successfully contained the inferno, limiting the damage to only seven shops and saving 269 others. The affected shops included meat vendors, clothing material shops, and provision stores,” according to Hakeem Adekunle, the Head of Media and Publicity, Kwara State Fire Service.
Adekunle added that the director of the Fire Service, Prince Falade John while sympathising with the market leadership, affected shop owners, and the entire market community, urged everyone to adopt fire safety measures to prevent future occurrences.
He said Prince Falade expressed hope that their losses would be restored in multiple folds.
