Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at the Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
It was gathered that the inferno which occurred at about 2 a.m. on Saturday was caused by indiscriminate burning of refuse.
About 45 shops were said to have been affected by the fire which was put out by officers of the Oyo State Fire Service at about 5 a.m.
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Confirming the incident, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Canon Yemi Akinyinka, said: “Our men are at Araromi Market Agodi Gate since 2:30 a.m. where they are putting off the fire caused by indiscriminate refuse burning.
“The fire was suppressed at 5:00 a.m. Cooling down operation is ongoing to suppress re-ignition. On my way for on-the-spot assessment.
“I cannot say specifically the number of shops now, you know it is an emergency. It started in the night. About 45 shops,” Adeyinka stated.
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