Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Properties worth millions of naira and household items have been destroyed as a result of fire that ravaged a residential building in Ibadan.
The incident occured in the early hours of Wednesday.
The incident occured at at No 17 Ifesowapo Maternity, Zone
2, Ajoda, in the Egbeda area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Our correspondent learnt that the fire started around 12:00
am and affected parts of the building.
No life was lost in the incident.
Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande
confirmed the incident in a statement made available on Wednesday.
He said that the fire was as a result of electrical surge.
The statement said, “The distressed call was received at
exactly 00:42hrs on Wednesday 24th September, 2025. Immediately the address was
received, Firemen led by ACFS Adisa Wasiu promptly mobilized and deployed to
the scene of incident.
“On getting there, it was a private residential building of
four bedrooms flat and adjoining two bathrooms flat engulfed by fire. Our
officers swiftly swung into action, and the was restricted the from spreading
to nearby buildings and properties.
“No casualty was recorded and properties worth millions of
naira was loss. The fire incident was as a result of electricity surge ignited
from plugged electrical gadget unattended to.”
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