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Fire razes 12 shops in Ibadan market

Property worth millions of naira, including 12 shops, were on Thursday night burnt by fire  at the Agodi Mayegun Cement Store Market in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this via a statement issued on Friday, April 11, 2025.

Akinyinka said the fire service received a distress call about the inferno through a telephone call from one Mr Young.

Akinyinka noted that firefighters were quickly deployed to the scene and they swung into action, preventing the fire from spreading to more shops.

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Akinyinka said efforts of the firefighters saved property worth billions of naira from destruction.

He attributed the cause of the fire to power surge.

It was further gathered that the fire raged for more than three hours before firefighters were able to stop it.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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