A building inside the Ile Oodua’s Palace of Ooni of Ife was on Wednesday gutted by fire, LailasNews can confirm.
The fire incident caused panic in the ancient city.
A source in the palace confirmed the incident but said, “It is not major, people are only scared because the entrance to the palace was locked.” according to Punch Nigeria.
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Confirming the incident, the Administrative Officer of the State Fire Service, Fatai Aremu said his men are still struggling to put out the fire.
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