N1.3 billion worth of property saved from fire in Nasarawa

By Edwin Philip, Lafia

Property worth N1.3 billion has been saved from destruction by fire in Nasarawa State, while assets valued at N2.1 billion were exposed to fire hazards.

The incidents resulted in estimated property losses of N800 million and one recorded death.

However, fire crews successfully rescued eight victims from life-threatening situations during the period. These figures were recorded across approximately 97 emergency calls received from January to date.

This was revealed by the Nasarawa State Controller of Federal Fire Service (FFS) Commander of Fire, Eno Kelechi Nwachukwu, during the flag off ceremony of the 2026 National Fire Week Awareness Campaign, wh...