Enugu Fire Service saves estimated property worth N2.5tn in 9-month
The Enugu State Fire Service says the service saved an estimated public and private property worth N2,46 trillion between January and September 2025 in the state.
The Chief Fire Officer of Enugu State, Mr Okwudiri Ohaa, disclosed to newsmen in Enugu on Monday that the service had attended 260 emergency calls within the nine months period.
Ohaa said that 260 emergency calls were attended swiftly within the 17 council areas in the state notwithstanding the period (timing) of the calls.
He said that personnel of the service during this call had rescued 20 victims alive; while 52 victims were recovered but suspected dead.
According to him, 137 emergency calls on building fires remained the highest in the course of the period.
“The service recorded just one gas fire emergency call as well as two dumpster fire emergency calls respectively during the period,” he said.
The chief fire officer urged residents to remain fire conscious this dry season and do all to check fire outbreaks, adding: “For fire, prevention is better than allowing it to happen”.
He called on residents, neighbourhoods and communities to clear their surroundings of bushes and weeds, which might easily catch fire this dry season.
Ohaa called on them to ensure that nobody ignites any form of fire and leave it unattended as well as extinguished when not in use.
He said, “Please, for people in buildings, switch-off your appliances when not in use or leaving your homes.
“Do not overload your electrical points or sockets with lots of appliances and ensure that your electrical wiring are done neatly by a qualified technician.
“Do not leave inflammables unattended to or placed within the reach of heat or direct sunlight.
“Toddlers and underaged should be kept far from matchstick box, lighters and all types of stove – kerosene, gas and electric.”
Ohaa said that the most challenging fire calls/incidents the service had attended to were the gas fire in Abakapa and the Ugwu-Onyema fuel tankers spill fires on Jan. 25, 2025 and Sept. 25, 2025 respectively.