An apartment inside the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi was reportedly gutted by fire late Friday night.
The fire was said to haveto be triggered by power surge which exploded after power was restored on Friday night.
In a statement on Saturday, the Ooni’s Director of Media and Publicity, Moses Olafare revealed that the inferno did not affect other apartment as it did not spread beyond the affected building.
Olafare, who said that no life was lost, added that no item of value was destroyed in the incident.
He also explained that the fire was swiftly put out by personnel of the fire service.
Olafare said: “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 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. Thanks to the Almighty Olodumare“.
