Monday, May 12, 2025 - Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed as fire ravaged a furniture workshop and a church in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The incident occurred on Saturday at Sogoye, Bode, in
Ibadan.
Properties worth millions of naira were said to have been
destroyed in the inferno.
Chairman, Oyo State Fire Service, Mafuf Akinwande, confirmed
the development in a statement made available on Sunday.
He said, “The emergency call was reported at exactly
15:49hrs on Saturday 10th May 2025 through security trust fund toll free 615 to
the fire incident at the above stated address.
“The fire personnel led by ACFS Olubunmi promptly deployed
to the scene of incident and on arrival, it was a prefabricated Furniture
workshop and a church was affected by fire.
“The fire was as a result of burning of hips of saw dust by
unknown person and spread to the workshop and church and set them on fire. No
casualty was recorded. The public were urged to desist from indiscriminate
burning of refuse.”
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