Properties were on Friday evening destroyed by a fire that razed down a building apartment within the courtyard of the Palace Of The Ooni Of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, praizemedia report.
Though, no life was lost to the inferno and all cultural items within and around the scene of the incident were fully intact without being affected by the happening.
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The fire incident which started at about 11:30 pm of the day, is said to have been triggered by a power surge which exploded through electrical appliances in the affected apartment.
Speaking on the matter, a palace worker who preferred anonymity told our reporter that, the flame that accompanied the incident lasted hours before the intervention of firefighters who later quenched the fire.
While reacting to the incident, Otunba Moses Olafare, Director, Media & Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace said, the inferno did not spread beyond the affected building located at a section of the palace premises as it was swiftly put off through the combined efforts of the Government Fire Service, OAU Fire Service & Palace Emergency Control Unit.
He however stressed that “No casualties, No injuries recorded, No cultural items lost. Thanks to the Almighty Olodumare.”