Fire ‌razes 9 shops in Ibadan – Official 

Nine shops and goods worth several millions of naira were weekend razed by devastating fire at the Railway Shopping Complex on the Alesinloye Market Road, Ibadan, weekend

The fire, which affected lock-up shops in the complex, was attributed to an electric surge.

The chairman of the Oyo Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to journalists’ weekend in Ibadan.

Akinwande said the agency got a distress telephone call about the fire incident at exactly 5:58 a.m.

He said the agency immediately mobilised firefighters, led by a Chief Fire Superintendent (CFS), to the scene.

“Upon arrival, the crew discovered that nine lock-up shops, out of several shops within the complex, were engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing from the affected premises.

“The crew immediately commenced firefighting operations and called for reinforcement.

“A second fire truck with a 10,000-litre water capacity was subsequently deployed to the scene,” he said.

 (NAN)