An early morning inferno on Sunday gutted a building housing seven flats in Ilorin, Kwara state capital.
The rampaging fire said to have been caused by power surge, happened around 2:58 am at No 63, Laaro street, Olorunsogo area of the metropolis.
Spokesperson of Kwara Fire Service Hassan Adekunle confirmed the incident, putting the cost of damage at N8.5 million.
Adekunle added that the extent of the property saved was in the region of N4.7 million.
He said: “On getting to the scene ground, we realized that the whole building had been engulfed by the blazing fire due to the late call by the sympathiser.
“Although the conflagration was huge, however our firemen demonstrated high level of professionalism and in no time the ravaging inferno was totally extinguished. We also damped the surrounding area in order to stop the further fire escalation.
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“The leading officer of the firemen crew who attended to the incident revealed that even though the fire was caused due to the power surge but a iron was also met plug in.”
He urged residents to always cultivate the habit of switching off their electrical appliances even before the bedtime, noting that “this would help them to prevent the chances of fire outbreaks in their various homes, and also help them to drastically reduce it.”