Property running into millions of naira have been destroyed by fire which broke out at the commercial department of Ondo State Radio and Television stations (OSRC) and the Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) annex in Akure, the state capital.
According to eyewitnesses, the inferno started at the SUBEB annex office at midnight affecting two complex buildings.
As at early morning when Channels Television crew got to the scene, part of the building was still on fire.
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The Director of OSRC commercial department, Yinka Badede said many important documents, as well as staff personal belongings, were destroyed in the fire outbreak.
At the SUBEB office, the Permanent Secretary said many valuables such as teachers’ records, database of all records as well as office equipment were burnt.
A business owner, Bankole Adu lamented that goods worth over N2million were consumed in the inferno.
He appealed to the government to come to his aid as his entire source of livelihood has been burnt.
Although the cause of the inferno is yet to established, the authorities assured that investigation will be done to detect and put in place measures to prevent the re-occurrence of such incident.