But for the timely response and intervention of the Kwara State Fire Service men school properties worth millions would have been destroyed as a result of a midnight fire that broke out in Oke Aluko Secondary School, Ilorin.
This was made known to newsmen in a statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Works and Transport, Hajia Mansurat Amuda Kannike, issues on Sunday.
The fire which stated around 8pm on Saturday night burnt down the school laboratory and was about spreading to other parts of the classrooms and administration block before it was put out by the fire fighters which came to save the situation.
Though the cause of the fire outbreak was not known as at the time of filling this report.
According to the statement, the Director of State Fire Service Alhaji Waheed Iyanda Yakub explained that the quick intervention from the fire service prevented the spread of fire and limited damages to the school Laboratory only.
Alhaji Iyanda Yakub therefore admonished the school management to be fire secured conscious when leaving schools in order to prevent fire outbreak after official working hours.
Alhaji Iyanda Yakub also adviced that school management should get fire extinguishers within the school premises for immediate response to fire outbreaks.
He also disclosed the readiness of the state Fire service to sensitize all relevant organizations across the state on danger of fire outbreaks and acquaint them with fire preventive measures.
Alhaji Iyanda Yakub further urged the residents of the state to be cognizance of the emergence of dry season and avoid such acts that could lead to Fire outbreaks.
In his remarks,the permanent secretary, ministry of works and transport, Dr. Yusuf Garba Manjo thanked the firemen of the state fire service for their timely intervention and directed the state fire service to commence a routine inspection of all public and private organisations in the state to ensure that they all have fire extinguishers in their premises to prevent and fight fire outbreaks.
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