Fire Guts Ooni Of Ife Palace Courtyard Burnt Down To Ashes(photos,Video
posted by Dawson at Saturday, April 29, 2023 Comment | 0
A building apartment withing the courtyyard of the palace of ooni of ife at about 11:30pm engulfed in flames of fire incident triggered by power surge which exploided through electrical appliances in the affected apartment.
The inferno did not spread beyond the affected building located at the section of palace premises as it was swiftly put off through the combine effort of Government fire service....
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Fire guts Ooni’s palace
A building apartment inside the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was late Friday gutted by fire.
The incident, said to have occurred around 11:30p.m., did not spread to other sections of the palace as the fire was successfully extinguished.
It was gathered that the fire started after electricity supply was restored into the palace.
Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, while confirming the incident, disclosed that the fire was triggered by power surge, which made electrical appliances to explode.
Olafare, in a statement, said the fire incident affected only a building within the courtyard and was quickly put out by the combined efforts of the State Fire Service Department and that of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ile.
The statement read: “A building apartment within the courtyard of the Palace of the Ooni Of Ife was, at about 11:30p.m. yesterday (Friday), engulfed in flames triggered by power surge which exploded through electrical appliances in the affected apartment.
“The inferno did not spread beyond the affected building located at a section of the palace premises.
“It was swiftly put out through the combined efforts of the Government Fire Service, OAU Fire Service and Palace Emergency Control Unit.
“No casualties or injuries were recorded, and no cultural items was lost. Thanks to the Almighty Olodumare.â€
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