A midnight fire outbreak on Wednesday ravaged 28 shops at the popular Kara Market in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun local government area of Kwara State.
On arrival at the scene, firefighters discovered that out of a total of 323 shops in the market, comprising 22 plank shops and 7 kiosks among others, the fire affected 22 plank shops and 6 container shops.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident was caused by negligence, as one of the occupants of the plank shops failed to properly extinguish fire used for cooking. The fire later reignited, spreading rapidly to nearby shops,” he said.
Adekunle added that the timely intervention of the Kwara State Fire Service helped prevent further escalation and safeguarded hundreds of other shops and properties from destruction.
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