Fire guts 30-room building in Kwara

A fire disaster on Tuesday hit a 30-room building in Ilorin the Kwara State capital.

THE PRIME NEWS gathered that the incident occurred at about 09:40hours at Down Winners, behind Tomopewa Apartments, Tanke Oke-Odo area of Ilorin.

The spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement in Ilorin on Tuesday, said firefighters responded promptly to a distress call on the incident.

“On arrival, the fire crew swiftly commenced operations to curtail the spread and damage.

“The affected building was a storey structure comprising 30 rooms. Unfortunately, three rooms on the upper floor were damaged by the inferno.”

He disclosed that preliminary investigations indicated that the fire was caused by a power surge.

The Director, Kwara State fire service, urged members of the public to remain safety conscious and always adopt preventive measures to avoid similar incidents.