A fire outbreak at the popular phone village in Challenge Market in Ilorin, Kwara State capital city has destroyed shops and goods worth millions.
Politics Nigeria gathered that the fire broke out at about 9.06 pm on Wednesday causing extensive damage to the shops in the market.
About 10 kiosks were affected by the fire which consumed the market housing over 120 shops and 80 kills.
Hassan Adekunke, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service confirmed the unfortunate incident.
According to Adekunke, the fire affected most phone stores and repair shops inside the market.
He said, “Our fire crew promptly mobilised and arrived at the scene to find several shops engulfed in flames.
“The market comprises over 120 shops, 80 kiosks, and numerous stands. Through swift intervention, professionalism, and tactical expertise, our team successfully curtailed the spread of the fire, limiting its impact to only 10 kiosks,” Adekunle said.
He also added that preliminary investigation has shown that the fire outbreak was caused by a power surge from one of the shops.
