Nigerians lose N3.19tn to fire incidents since 2015 – FG

Properties worth N3.19tn have been lost to various fire incidents nationwide between 2015 and 2022. 

This includes N46.1bn lost to fires in 2022.

However, N25.32tn worth of properties was salvaged within that period.

The Minister of Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, revealed this at the 64th session of the State House Ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. 

A breakdown of details from the federal fire service showed that in 2015, 2016 and 2017, properties worth N15.7bn, N1.65bn and N5.18bn were lost in fire incidents. 

In 2018, 2019 and 2020, Nigerians lost N26.71bn, N16.46bn and N32.12bn respectively to fires. While N3.05bn and N46bn were lost in 2021 and 2022, respectively. 

Conversely, valuables worth N25.32tn were salvaged from various fire incidents nationwide, Aregbesola revealed. 

The breakdown is as follows: N57.50bn (2015), N16.6bn (2016), N426.5bn (2017), N2.84tn (2018), N1.18tn (2019), N1.35tn (2020), N18.99tn (2021) and N448.4bn (2022). 

Meanwhile, 2,244 persons were saved from fire accidents as 366 persons died within the same period.