Residents of Lawyer Lambo Street, Oloje Phase 2, Ilorin, Kwara State, have rescued a new child child and the kid’s parents from a fire that razed three buildings.
Several residential buildings and properties have been affected by the fire outbreak.
Hakeem Adekunle, spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, who confirmed the incident, stated residents rescued the new child and the parents from their residence, which was already engulfed in flames.
Adekunle stated, “The Fire Service received a distress call and arrived at the scene at 2:41 am.”
He added that the fire affected two buildings containing four-bedroom flats every and a 3rd constructing comprising a self-contained room-and-parlour residence.
According to him, the self-contained residence was severely affected, however the occupants, who had not too long ago welcomed a new child, have been rescued by members of the neighborhood.
Adekunle stated preliminary findings indicated that the fire was brought on by the collapse of a concrete pole supporting a 33kV electrical energy transmission line.
He defined that the influence reportedly generated sparks that affected close by properties and electrical home equipment, triggering the fire.
The spokesperson stated the Fire Service contacted the management room of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, to request the shutdown of the electrical energy feeder supplying the affected space.
He defined that the measure was needed to make sure a safer setting for firefighters to include the blaze and handle the emergency.
The Chief Fire Officer, Alabi Muhammed, sympathised with the affected residents over their losses and warned members of the general public towards erecting buildings, outlets and different constructions straight beneath high-tension electrical energy transmission traces.
