Another fire incident was recorded on Thursday night at Agodi-Araromi, adjacent to the popular auto spare parts market in Ibadan, Oyo State. The blaze destroyed no fewer than 12 shops, with properties worth millions of naira lost.
Eyewitnesses reported that the fire began at exactly 10:55 p.m. at Block A, No. 64 Mayegun Cement Store. The inferno, which lasted several hours, was reportedly caused by a power surge in the area.
Confirming the incident in a statement to our correspondent on Friday, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, provided details of the emergency response.
He said, “The agency’s control room received the distress call at exactly 23:02 hours on Thursday, April 10, 2025, through a phone call from Mr. Young about a shop on fire at the above address.
“Fire personnel, led by CFS Jimoh, promptly deployed to the scene of the incident. On arrival, we found some lock-up shops fully engulfed in flames and swiftly swung into action to prevent the fire from spreading to other nearby shops.
“The fire affected 12 out of several shops, and we were able to save properties worth billions of naira in the market.
“The appliance returned to the station by 03:18 hours and is currently on standby,” Akinyinka added.