The Chief Fire Officer of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Dogara Dalhatu, said on Friday that six persons lost their lives in the fire incidents that occurred in the state from January to date.

Dalhatu who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia said that property worth N82 million was lost during the incidents.

He said that the state Fire Service saved property worth N5 million in the fires that broke out in the state within the period.

According to Dalhatu, the service received 89 distress calls 78 of which were for fire outbreaks while 10 were for rescue from wells and open water.