Fire Razes Ooni Of Ife’s Palace [Photos/Video]

A fire outbreak occurred on Friday night in a building inside the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.

Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, said the fire was triggered by power surge, which made electrical appliances to explode.

According to him, the fire incident which occurred around 11:30p.m., did not spread to other sections of the palace as the fire was successfully extinguished.

He said only a building within the courtyard was affected before the fire was quickly put out by the combined efforts of the State Fire Service Department and that of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ile.

Olafare said 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 incident.

The statement read: “A building apartment within the courtyard of the Palace of the Ooni Of Ife was, at about 11:30p.m. yesterday (Friday), engulfed in flames triggered by power surge which exploded through electrical appliances in the affected apartment.

“The inferno did not spread beyond the affected building located at a section of the palace premises.

“It was swiftly put out through the combined efforts of the Government Fire Service, OAU Fire Service and Palace Emergency Control Unit.

“No casualties or injuries were recorded, and no cultural items was lost. Thanks to the Almighty Olodumare.”

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