Fire Destroys Properties, 7 Shops In Oyo

Property worth millions of naira have been destroyed alongside seven shops in a fire incident that occurred on Saturday in Ibadan, the Oyo State.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the incident occurred at Alaro Alapata area in the Sango area of Ibadan on Saturday.

The cause of the fire has not been ascertained as of the time of this report on Sunday.

When contacted, the General Manager, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, who confirmed the incident, said men of the fire agency immediately moved to the scene when they were contacted.

He said, fortunately, no life was lost in the inferno.

“On arrival, we met seven shops well alight and we quickly swung into action and restricted the fire from spreading to other shops and nearby buildings.

“The fire was extinguished, no casualty was recorded, properties worth millions of naira were affected by fire and the fire service was able to save billions of naira properties.

“The root cause of the fire incident was yet to be ascertained as investigation still continues”, he said.