By our Reporter
A building in the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has been razed down by fire.
It was learnt that the building was burnt to the ground but no casualty was recorded in the incident.
He said the incident, which occured at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, was triggered by an electricity power surge which caused some electrical appliances in the apartment to explode.
The palace spokesperson, Moses Olafare, later confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.
Mr Olafare said the fire did not spread beyond the affected building, as it was swiftly put off by the combined efforts of the government fire service, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Fire Service and the Palace Emergency Control Unit.
The palace spokesperson stressed that the fire did not destroy any cultural item.