Fire kills 17 In Gombe

The Director of Fire Service in Gombe State, Mr. Solomon Lakwande, says fire claimed 17 lives and property worth N68.01m between January 2016 and November 2016.Lakwande on Monday said that

the service received 237 emergency calls, saved 1,042 lives and property worth N1.819bn as well as rescued 130 persons .According to him, electrical fault and human negligence were causes of the fire disasters in the period under review.He called on the public to always switch off their electrical appliances before closing for the day and to always guide their children in the way they handle such appliances.
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