By Festus Ahon
DELTA State government has said it saved property worth over N220, 016, 087, 900 billion from being destroyed by fire between May 2015 and December 2016.

The State Commissioner, Bureau for Special Duties, Mr Chika Ossai, who stated this during the ongoing ministerial press briefing, however, lamented that property estimated at N7, 058, 532, 510 billion were lost to fire incidents within the period under review.

Ossai also said the fire service department under his Bureau generated a total of N19, 024, 400 for the state government from May 2015 till date.

He restated the determination of the state fire service to combat fire outbreaks in all parts of the state, urging the people of the state to make maximum use of the state fire service.

He said; “the fire statistics from May 2015 to date showed that the fire service attended to 548 fire calls, six rescue calls and 92 false calls. 155 persons were alive, while 18 persons were evacuated dead.

Also, the state Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Mr Peter Mrakpor, who also briefed newsmen, the ministry initiated 18 bills within the period, adding that some have been passed by the State House of Assembly while others are at different stages.

Disclosing that some lawyers in the Ministry have been trained in Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADR, he said 50 staff of the Ministry were also inducted by the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators.