Omo, dis one na serious matter wey jus happen for Irewolede area of Ilorin, Kwara State. E be like say one 73-year-old man, wey dem sabi as Pastor Awolola, face the worst kind wahala when he try set bush on fire for him own farm.
According to witness wey dey follow tell the story, dis pastor set fire to small bush wey dey near incomplete building wey get fence. As the fire don start, e no too long before am don turn wahala wey him no fit handle. Na di fire come block di only exit wey he fit use escape.
Fire don spread like say dem dey run race, you fit imagine! E catch di fence wey dem think go fit help am run comot. Na so pastor try climb fence to escape but fire jam am badly. Unfortunately, by the time fire service show up, di pastor don already pay di ultimate price. Na so dem carry him body go meet community chairman, Mr. Sunday Nuha, for wetin dem fit do next.
Hassan Adekunle, wey be di Head Media unit of Kwara Fire Service, don talk say dem receive call around 11:58am say person don burn inside bush. E confirm say dem rush go di scene and successfully quench di fire before e spread go di neighboring properties, but sadly, na too late for Pastor Awolola.
Di Fire Service come drop message for di people say dem no suppose dey do bush burning, especially during dry season. E no too dey safe and as di fire service talk, most fire wey we dey see na because of careless people wey no sabi wetin dem dey do. E come dey clear say bush burning na bad habit and dem go prefer if people find safer way to clear land.
Di Director, Chief Fire Officer Alabi Muhammed, don talk say dem dey serious about tackling fire wahala for di state, and everybody suppose dey cooperate with fire safety regulation. Na im make dem dey shout out to residents make dem dey careful, as dem don dey see more fire outbreak for di area lately. Make we take am easy, my people! Life no get duplicate.
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