A
section of the reception hall of the imposing palace of the Emir of
llorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, was gutted by fire on Tuesday night.
Palace
sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the
inferno occurred at about 8.00 p.m,
Eye
witnesses said it took over an hour before the fire, which destroyed electrical
appliances, furniture and other valuables worth millions of naira, was put out.
When
NAN visited the palace on Wednesday, rubbles of the fire incident
were being removed by staff of the palace.
NAN
learnt that the inferno was triggered by an electrical fault.
Gambari,
while reacting to the incident, described it as ``an act of God.’’
He
expressed appreciation to God that no life was lost in the inferno.
The
monarch said the damaged portion of the reception hall would be repaired before
the Eid- El-Kabir celebration on Oct. 26.
Meanwhile,
the Kwara Government has sympathised with the emir over the incident.
The
Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, led a government
delegation to pay a sympathy visit to the emir on Wednesday.
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