Fire broke out on Tuesday at the buildings housing the Nigerian Television Authority in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The fire was said to have been caused by electric spark at around 11:25 pm, destroying three out of 28 offices in the premises and a conference hall.
In a statement released by the Head of Media and Publicity of the state’s Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, on Wednesday, he said even though fire service arrived four minutes after contact, they were able to fight the fire from inflicting further damages.
The statement reads, “Out of the 28 offices in the burnt building, only three offices were affected and a conference hall.
“Although on getting to the incident, the raging fire was huge and had occupied several places within the premises.
“Yet, the firefighters conquered the fire as a result of good technicality and methods used by the firemen present at the scene of the incident.
“The general public (especially the public office users) to imbibe the habit of switching off all their electrical appliances before leaving their various offices.”
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commiserated with management of NTA over the incident.
In a statement by his spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye, the governor revealed that he was at the scene of the incident around 1:00 am on Wednesday, praising the bravery of the fire servicemen for intervening.
