Three out of ten prefabricated shops were completely engulfed in flames before the arrival of fire service officials. Although no casualties were reported, items worth several million naira.
It includes freezers, drinks, and other valuables, were destroyed in the fire that broke out in the Sango area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, early on Friday morning after an electrical spark from a plugged-in freezer ignited nearby combustible materials.
Yemi Akinyinka, the State General Manager of the Fire Service, confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Ibadan when we reached out to him on Friday.
He said, “The emergency was reported at exactly 04:41 hours on the morning of Friday, 2nd May 2025, via a telephone call from CSP Adesina, concerning shops on fire behind the Fart Oil Filling Station, Sango, Ibadan.
“The agency’s personnel, led by ACFS Adedeji (Mrs), were promptly deployed to the scene. On arrival, it was discovered that three shops out of a row of ten prefabricated shops were well alight.
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“We swiftly swung into action and prevented the fire from spreading to the other shops. The blaze was completely extinguished.
“No casualty was recorded. The fire affected three shops, freezers, and drinks. All nearby shops and property worth millions of naira were saved by officers of the fire service.”
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Preliminary investigations, he continued, showed that sparks from a freezer that had been plugged in overnight and left unattended were the origin of the incident.
