A fire broke out on Friday night at Olusola Saraki Market in the Ita-Amo region of Ilorin West Local Government in Kwara State, destroying products worth millions of naira.
According to Kwara State Fire Service, the fire affected seven of the market’s 269 establishments. Clothing, groceries, mineral water, and meat were among the items burned.
The Fire Service attributed the incident to a power surge caused by fluctuating supply from the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), as reported by market security personnel.
The affected shops included meat vendors, provision stores, and clothing outlets.
In a statement, the Fire Service expressed sympathy for the market leadership, the shop owners, and the community, offering hope that the traders’ losses would be restored in due course. It also urged the public to adopt fire safety measures to prevent similar incidents.
