Fire guts Oloje market in Ilorin
Fire has gutted shops in the popular Oloje Market at Ilorin, Kwara State.
The fire which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, was attributed to an electric power surge.
Mr Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, spokesperson of Kwara State Fire Service, said emergency responders had curtailed the fire, adding that only five of the fifty shops were affected.
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He said, “We arrived at the scene exactly 02:49hrs and met the fire well alighted. But due to the potential of our well experienced and specially skilled personnel in the State Fire Service, the fire was quickly put under control from further spreading to other shops within a twinkle of an eye, before it was totally extinguished.”
He quoted the Fire boss, Waheed Yakub to have urged the public to cultivate the habit of “playing safe at all times” .
