Fire guts N10m property in Kwara

Property worth over N10 million have been destroyed by fire incidents which occurred between December 2018 and date, Abdulrasaq Akanbi-jimoh, an official has confirmed.

Akanbi-jimoh, the special adviser to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on emergency and relief services, said that the fire outbreaks were as a result of electrical faults. According to him, most of the fire outbreaks were attributable to failure of the victims to switch off electrical appliances when they left home.

The official said that some of the areas where fire incidents occurred during the period included Gambari, Itamerin, Dunmode Compound at Ojuekun area and Afon, Headquarters of Asa local government area of the state.

Akanbi-jimoh listed valuables lost to the fire to include household items, clothing materials, electrical gadgets, sewing machines, furniture and other assorted materials.

He said that names of affected victims had been submitted to the governor with a view to alleviate their plights.

“The account of the agency for 2018 has closed, but l have submitted my paper to the state governor for the provision of immediate succour for the victims”, Akanbi-jimoh said.

He advised residents of the state to always ensure they switched off electrical appliances before leaving home to guide against fire incidences.

The state director of fire service, Abdulwaheed Yakub, confirmed that several cases of fire outbreaks were recorded in various parts of the state in December 2018. NAN