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 had been affected by the fire outbreak.
Hakeem Adekunle, spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, who confirmed the incident, mentioned residents rescued the new child and the parents from their condominium, which was already engulfed in flames.
Adekunle mentioned, “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 condominium.
According to him, the self-contained condominium was severely affected, however the occupants, who had lately welcomed a new child, had been rescued by members of the group.
Adekunle mentioned preliminary findings indicated that the fire was attributable to the collapse of a concrete pole supporting a 33kV electrical energy transmission line.
He defined that the impression reportedly generated sparks that affected close by properties and electrical home equipment, triggering the fire.
The spokesperson mentioned 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 surroundings 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 in opposition to erecting buildings, retailers and different constructions instantly beneath high-tension electrical energy transmission strains.
