Fire last Monday gutted the federal government multi-million
naira electric power plant located at Oke Agbe town in Akoko South-West Local
Government Area of Ondo State.
The power plant, which was said to have been
established by the federal government some years ago to supply electricity to
Akoko area of the state and some parts of Ekiti State was reported to had been
abandoned.
The cause of the inferno was still unknown as at the
time of filing this report, but a source said it may have been caused by bush
burning.
An eyewitness said the fire destroyed the entire
power plant, and that there was no effort to put it out following the absence
of the men of the Ondo State Fire Service.
He said: "We just saw he place suddenly burning
and we don't know what could have caused it, and the fire fighters were not on
ground to put out the fire because they are not in this local government area."
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations
Officer. (PPRO), CSP Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident, saying investigation
had commenced into it.
"We are yet to know the cause of the fire, but
we have commenced investigation into the matter," he stated.
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