Fire killed 366 persons in seven years – Report

There have been at least 11,109 fire outbreaks in the country between 2015 and September 2022, Sunday PUNCH has learnt.

A total of 400 fire incidents were recorded in 2017. At least 10 persons were killed, two lives were saved and properties worth N5.18bn were lost while 426.5bn were saved.

There were no fewer than 698 fire outbreaks in 2019 out of which 15 died and 99 persons were rescued. Properties worth N16.46bn were lost to fire, while an estimated N1,181.99tn properties were rescued.

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