Housemaid Accidentally Sets Employer’s Four-Bedroom Flat Ablaze In Ilorin
It used to be gathered that the incident took place as she attempted to mild the gasoline cooker, unaware that liquefied gasoline had already saturated the kitchen.
An accident occurred on Thursday in Ilorin when a female housemaid establish her employer’s four-bedroom flat on hearth.
It used to be gathered that the incident took place as she attempted to mild the gasoline cooker, unaware that liquefied gasoline had already saturated the kitchen.
That is contained in an announcement launched by Hassan Adekunle, Head of the Division of Media and Publicity, Kwara Fire Provider, who said the maid used to be searching out for to mild a gasoline cooker while liquefied gasoline had already saturated the kitchen.
The observation read, “On Thursday, August 15, 2024, at roughly 10:42 AM, the Kwara Command Fire Provider got an emergency call in the case of a fireplace outbreak at No. 6, Section 1, off Baba-Soja Dual carriageway, Akerebiata, Ilorin East Native Executive.
“The hearth crew replied at once, racing to the scene to forestall additional destruction. Upon arrival, the firefighters encountered a bungalow with a four-bedroom flat totally engulfed in flames.”
He said the maid used to be unharmed; however, the entire structure used to be severely broken on account of the delayed emergency call.
“Throughout the investigation, it used to be chanced on that the hearth originated when the maid attempted to ignite the gasoline cooker. After loads of attempts to strike fits while the liquefied gasoline had already saturated the kitchen, the ignition at last occurred, causing an explosion that resulted in the hearth,” he said.
The Director of the Kwara Command Fire Provider, Prince Falade John, expressed his sympathy to those affected and urged the public to stick strictly to security precautions.
He emphasised the importance of placing fits earlier than turning on gasoline home equipment to forestall identical incidents in due direction.
