The Osun State Fire Services has confirmed the death of an aged woman, Mrs Omolayo Kolawole, in the fire incident that razed a house at Alapata street, Modakeke-Ife on Saturday. The Senior Fire Superintendent in Lagere, Ile-Ife, Mr Adeyinmi Adeleye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ile-Ife that incident occurred around 12 am. He said that the fire service station of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife and the residents of the area also assisted in halting the inferno. Adeleye said that the remains of the victim had been handed over to the police and deposited at the morgue of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife. An eye witness, Mr Bisi Ogunlola, commended the fire service stations at Ile-Ife and that of OAU for the job well done.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2020 17:26 UTC