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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A section of the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has been razed by fire which, which destroyed valuables.
It was learnt that apartment within the courtyard of the palace, located in Enuwa, Ile Ife, was gutted by fire around 11:30pm on Friday.
The fire, it was gathered,started after a power surge caused an explosion from electrical appliances in the affected apartment.
The fire was put out through the combined efforts of the fire service, palace aides and indigenes.
The palace spokesperosn, Otunba Moses Olafare, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, adding that no casualty, no loss of any cultural item or injury was recorded in the inferno.
“A building apartment within the courtyard of the Palace Of The Ooni Of Ife was at about 11:30 pm yesterday engulfed in flames of fire incident triggered by a 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, as it was swiftly put off through the combined efforts of the Government Fire Service, OAU Fire Service & Palace Emergency Control Unit.
“No casualties, no injuries recorded, no cultural items lost,” Olafare said