The Ondo State government is to embark on a total overhaul of the state fire service for effective delivery.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu made this known in Akure while inspecting the scene of a fire disaster at Oba Nla area in Akure metropolis.
The fire outbreak which occurred on Sunday night razed five shops and destroyed Property worth millions of naira.
The governor said that the State Emergency Management Agency would be mandated to assess the level of damage with a view to compensate the victims.
An eye witness and shop owner, Chukwuma Chinoso who explained that there was power outage before the incident, affirmed that none of the shops was selling gas or flammable commodities as speculated.
Report says that many houses and shops were destroyed completely as most of the shop owners were not around due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
According to the trader, an electrical spark could have been responsible for the fire outbreak during which they called the fire service but with complaints of no water, fuel and other logistics.
Olorunferanmi Odofin
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