A fire incident that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, in Ago Ika area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has claimed the lives of an 80-year-old woman, identified as Madam Mariam Salako.
This was disclosed by the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, in a statement made available to Sunday Tribune.
Odutola noted that a distress call was received by the Area Commander that fire gutted a house in Ago Ika area.
According to her, the incident occured at 1:00a.m, saying that the cause of the fire was yet to be determined.
“Around 1:00a.m, a distress call was made regarding a building on fire located at No. 28 Ifelodun Ago IKa area in Abeokuta.
“The Area Commander promptly led a team of police officers to the site while the fire service was called for assistance.
“The Ogun State Fire Service quickly responded and managed to bring the fire under control.
“Unfortunately, an elderly woman, Mariam Salako, aged 80, who lived in the building, was unable to escape and died in the fire incident.
“However, a man known as Baba Ali, whose age is not yet identified, was asleep during the fire and was rescued through a window by community members,” she said.
Odutola explained that the remains of the elderly woman had been deposited at the morgue.
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