Goods And Properties Worth Millions Destroyed As Fires Sweeps Market

Properties worth millions of naira were reportedly destroyed in a Monday morning fire disaster in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State.

The fire, which broke out at the Balogun Alanamu market in Ilorin-West Local Government Area destroyed 11 out of 86 shops.

According to the firefighting team, who controlled the inferno situation, “there was no one in the market even the security guards to notice the fire outbreak on time.

“A passerby bike man was the one who saw the ravaging inferno and quickly summoned the state fire service to rescue the situation,” the fire department leader said.

Firefighters, however, swiftly stopped the raging flames from spreading to the neighbouring shops and did everything they could to contain it.

According to Hassan Adekunle, the spokesman for the state fire department, the fire incident, which happened at around 5.08 am, affected 11 shops out of the 86 shops in the market area.

He stated that an electric power surge was believed to be the source of the fire outbreak.

Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, the director of the Kwara State Fire Service, asked everyone to practice greater safety awareness, particularly market occupants.