Fire broke out from the Strive-Energy filling station in Old
Garage, Ado Ekiti, on Sunday razing adjourning residential and commercial
buildings in The fire, an eyewitness said, broke from a tanker that was
discharging fuel at the station.
There has yet to be official information on the cause of the
accident but the witness said the inferno started when a driver, who had queued
for fuel, started his engine.
The number of casualties and worth of properties destroyed
could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
But about 20 houses, 30 offices and shops were razed by the
fire while no live was lost.
Governor Ayodele Fayose raced to the scene to assess the
situation and also joined in rescue efforts.
Hoodlums took advantage of the confusion caused by the
inferno to dispossess passers-by of their valuables.
They stole some wares which were being evacuated from some
shops affected by the inferno.
The fire, which started around 4p.m, lasted for about three
hours before the firefighters from the state fire service could put it out.
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