Fire Guts Shopping Complex In Osun

An early morning inferno yesterday gutted a shopping complex housing Art Deco furniture-interiors- electronics and another storey building at Akindeko area of Alekuwodo in Osogbo, Osun State capital.

The fire incident reportedly started in the Art Deco furniture-interiors- electronics building at about 1:30 am and spread to the other building despite efforts by fire fighters.

The cause of the fire incident was yet to be ascertained as at press time but might be as a result of electricity spark.

The Federal Fire Service and Osun State Fire Service had a hectic time putting out the fire after several millions of properties were destroyed.

Commenting on the incident, a Chief Superintendent of Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, Abioye Toyin who estimated property gutted by fire at hundreds of millions of naira said early findings revealed that a spark from an electric surge landed on foam and engulfed the two buildings.

His words “I got a call from headquarters that there was a fire outbreak around 2am. Immediately, I called some of my men, and we rushed down to this place. On getting here, we have men of the Federal Fire Service and Osun State Fire Service on ground to put out the fire. We supported them to ensure that the fire does not go out of control.