Fire Destroys 14 Shops At Oyo Market

Fourteen shops were destroyed by occurrence yesterday astatine Ogundipe Market, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The peculiar advisor connected Fire Reform/chairman of the Fire Services Agency, Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, who confirmed the incident, said the occurrence exigency telephone was received done telephoning astatine precisely 03:50hrs connected Wednesday, and that shops were connected occurrence astatine the supra address.

He said occurrence unit led by CFS Olayiwola T.K promptly mobilised and responded to the distressed call.
According to him, 14 retired of 42 shops were good alight connected arrival. They swiftly swung into action, and the occurrence was contained and prevented from spreading to different adjacent shops successful the market.

“No casualty was recorded. The cognition was carried retired successfully, and the occurrence work officers saved properties worthy billions of naira. The post-fire incidental probe is successful advancement to ascertain the basal origin of the occurrence incident.

He urged traders crossed the authorities to beryllium conscious of occurrence and emphasised the value of having extinguishers successful their respective shops to forestall occurrence incidents erstwhile they archetypal start.
Also, connected Wednesday, a four-bedroom level was destroyed astatine No. 17, Ifesowapo Maternity, portion 2, Ajoda, Egbeda, Ibadan.

The peculiar advisor connected Fire Reform/ president of the Fire Services Agency, Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, who confirmed the incident, said the distressed telephone was received astatine precisely 00:42hrs connected Wednesday done a telephone call.

He said that aft receiving the address, firemen led by ACFS Adisa Wasiu promptly mobilised and deployed to the incidental scene.

“On getting there, it was a backstage residential gathering of a four-bedroom level and an adjoining two-bathroom level engulfed by fire. Our officers swiftly swung into action, preventing the occurrence from spreading to adjacent buildings and properties.

“No casualty was recorded and properties worthy millions of naira were lost. The occurrence incidental resulted from an energy surge ignited from a plugged electrical gadget unattended to”.

He urged the nationalist to ever power disconnected and unplug each electrical appliances erstwhile not successful use, peculiarly aft closing enactment successful their assorted workplaces and erstwhile going to furniture astatine night, to debar an imminent occurrence outbreak.