At least four shops were razed on Friday morning at Saki Motor park, opposite Trans Amusement Park, Bodija area, in the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the fire incident, which occurred around 2:00 am, was a result of embers unattended after the close of the shop in the night, ravaging four out of 11 shops before the arrival of firefighters.
Investigations further revealed that no casualty was recorded, property and goods worth millions of naira were torched by the inferno.
The state Chairman of Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, who confirmed the incident in Ibadan, the state capital, on Friday, said the fire incident was reported at exactly 02:07 am.
He said, “The fire personnel led by ACFS Adedeji (Mrs) swiftly responded and deployed to the scene of the fire incident. Upon arrival, it was four out of 11 shops engulfed by fire, and our officers swung into action and curtailed and restricted the fire from spreading to other nearby shops and buildings. The fire was completely extinguished.
“No casualty was recorded, and the remote cause of the fire was traced to be lighted embers unattended after the close of the shop in the night, ignited by nearby combustibles, and set the place on fire. The four shops were affected by fire, and properties worth millions of naira were saved by the officers of the agency.”
Akinwande, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform, therefore, advised the public to be conscious of fire and also emphasized the importance of having fire service emergency lines on their smartphones.
He further urged them to install fire extinguishers in their respective buildings to keep safe from an imminent fire incident.
“Report fire incident and give correct address, contact our emergency lines: 08067439223 and 08054353501 or 615,” the chairman added.
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