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Inferno destroys property in Akure

Inferno destroys property in Akure

By Kayode Olabanji
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Property worth over N500,000 were on Saturday destroyed by an inferno at a residential building in Oke-Aro, Akure.

.However, The Hope Metro reliably gathered that no life was lost in the inferno which happened during the daytime at No 19, Imase street.

An eyewitness account said the incident occurred as a result of negligence by a tenant who was cooking inside her room.

According to the source, the tenant was cooking with gas inside her room, and left for the bathroom, and thereafter, the food got burnt,  and the fire inflamed the roof before they could call for help.

With the help of some residents in the area, some property were rescued out of the building, reducing the flame before the fire was put out about an hour of inferno.

The landlord of the house was not available as at press time. But his son, Michael Olatunji, told our correspondent that he was not at home when the incident occurred, but that his mother had to call his father to inform him.

He also confirmed that he met people at the scene assisting them in one way or the other.

” Imagine a tenant cooking moin-moin with gas inside her room, when we had already prepared kitchen facility.

“She was cooking with gas, inside her room, and left for the bathroom after which the cooking was done, it got burnt, and the fire got up with the property in the room, then to the roof.” He said.

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It was also gathered that one of the tenants while shouting and crying, had earlier said she would be leaving the house to another place, before the unfortunate incident which reportedly consumed almost all her belongings .

Besides, all efforts to reach the fire brigade department for assistance was futile.

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