Fire Razes 8 Shops In Oyo

At least eight shops have been reportedly razed by a fire outbreak at a shopping complex beside the Sango Police Division in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The special adviser to the governor on Fire Reform/ chairman Fire Services Agency, Hon. Moroof Akinwande, who confirmed the incident yesterday, said the Oyo State Fire Services Agency received the distress call on Monday at exactly 12:43hrs through a telephone call.

According to him, immediately, firefighters led by ACFS Bamidele Samsudeen promptly mobilised and deployed to the scene of the incident.

On arrival, “we met eight out of 84 shops engulfed by fire. Firemen promptly launched a coordinated attack on the blaze and restricted the fire from spreading to other shops.

“The firefighting operation was jointly carried out with the officers from. Federal Fire Service Ibadan Command. No casualty was recorded, and the root cause of the fire incident has yet to be ascertained, and the fire investigation is still in progress.

Akinwande urged the public to be conscious of fire and emphasised the importance of having fire extinguishers in every shop and household to prevent fire incidents at the incipient stage.

“Report a fire incident and give the correct address, contact our emergency lines: 08067439223 and 08054353501 or 615 (Till Free)”, he added.