Fire Destroys 14 Shops, Residential Building In Oyo

No less than 14 shops were destroyed by occurrence astatine Ogundipe Market, Ibadan, Oyo State superior connected Wednesday.

Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde connected Fire Reform and Chairman of the State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, who confirmed the incident, said the occurrence exigency was received done telephoning astatine 3:50am connected Wednesday, reporting that the shops were connected occurrence astatine the market.

Akinwande said occurrence unit led by CFS Olayiwola T.K. promptly mobilised and responded to the distressed telephone who connected arrival, met 14 retired of 42 shops alight.

He explained that the unit swiftly swung into enactment to curtail the occurrence portion besides restricting it from spreading to different adjacent shops.

“No casualty was recorded. The cognition was carried retired successfully and properties worthy billions of naira were saved by the officers of the occurrence service,” helium said.

Akinwande added that post-fire incidental probe was successful advancement to ascertain the origin of the incident.

He urged the traders crossed the authorities to beryllium conscious of occurrence and emphasised the value of having extinguishers successful their respective shops to tackle specified occurrence incidental astatine archetypal stage.

In different incident, a four-bedroom level was destroyed astatine No 17, Ifesowapo Maternity, Zone 2, Ajoda successful Egbeda country of Ibadan connected Wednesday.

Akinwande, who confirmed the incident, said distressed telephone was received astatine precisely 12:42am connected Wednesday done a telephone call.

He said instantly the code was received, firemen led by ACFS Adisa wasiu promptly mobilised and deployed to the country of the incident.

“On getting there, it was a backstage residential gathering of 4 bedrooms level and adjoining 2 bathrooms level engulfed by fire. Our officers swiftly swung into action, and the occurrence was restricted from spreading to adjacent buildings and properties.

“No casualty was recorded and properties worthy millions of naira was loss,” the president said.

He attributed the occurrence incidental to energy surge ignited from a plugged electrical gadget that was near unattended.

He urged the nationalist to ever power disconnected and unplugged each electrical appliances portion not successful use, peculiarly aft the adjacent of enactment successful their assorted workplaces and erstwhile going to furniture to debar occurrence outbreak.

Akinwande besides charged residents to study occurrence incidents and springiness close code portion contacting the agency’s exigency lines: 08067439223 and 08054353501 or 615.