Fire razed hotel in Ondo, no life lost: Police
Fire has razed Samlove Hotel in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, destroying property worth millions of naira.
The state police spokesperson, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the incident on Thursday.
Mr Ayanlade stated that no life was lost in the fire incident that lasted for hours.
He disclosed that the police had commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the fire incident.
An employee of the hotel who spoke with journalists said that the fire caused by electrical sparks, started at about 9.00p.m on Wednesday and engulfed the hotel bar.
A worker in the hotel who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the fire did not affect the hotel’s main building.
She said, “We thank God that no life was lost in the fire incident as guests in the hotel help to put out the fire from spreading to other parts of the hotel.’’
Recall that fire recently razed Caring Heart Market in Okitipupa with goods worth millions of naira destroyed.
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