Fire destroys 7 shops in popular Kwara market

LEADERSHIP

A fire outbreak on Friday night destroyed shops and property worth millions of naira at Olusola Saraki Market, Ita-Amo in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the night fire outbreak was caused by power surge.

Sources said the fire that ravaged seven shops containing wares such as clothing materials, meat and provisions, started about 9pm.

Spokesman of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday.

Adekunle said the swift intervention of the firefighters saved 269 shops, limiting the devastating damages to only seven shops.