A section of Araromi spare parts market in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, has been gutted by fire.
Reports have it that the fire started in the early hours of Saturday.
Confirming the sad incident, the Oyo State Fire Service said the fire which broke out around 2am affected about forty five shops.
General Manager of the State Fire Service, Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka, while speaking with DAILY POST on Saturday, noted that men of the command were able to quench the fire around 5 a.m. on Saturday.
Akinyinka, in a telephone conversation said, “Our men are at Araromi Market Agodi Gate since 2:30 a.m. where they are putting of the fire caused by indiscriminate refuse burning.
“The fire was suppressed at 5:00 a.m. Cooling down operation is ongoing to suppress reignition. 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”.
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