The Street Reporters Newspaper

…Breaking News with Integrity!

Adsense

Hajj 2022: Last Batch of Oyo Pilgrims Arrive Jeddah Oyo State - UNICEF Urges speedy work on 48-Kilometers Ido - Eruwa road Project
News

Fire Guts Ibadan Spare Parts Market

Spread the love

The Street Reporters Newspaper has gathered the at least 25 shops were gutted by fire at Araromi Spare Parts Market, Agodi Gate, Ibadan, Oyo State in the early hours of Saturday.

Traders who were affected by the unfortunate incident are yet to come to terms with the magnitude of their losses, as many of them refused to mutter words.

The incident was the second in two and a half years.

It was gathered that the fire started from one of the shops before it later spread to other shops over what they attributed to the late arrival of the men of the Oyo State Fire Services.

ALSO READ  Edo Guber Crisis: APC NWC Sacks Uzodinma as Chairman of Primary Panel

But the Director of the Fire Services, Engr. Adeleke Ismail refuted as he refuted the claim in an interview with our correspondent, arguing that they got the information 30 minutes after the incident.

Mr Soliu whose house is 30 metres from the popular market alerted the agency of the incident.

The State Fire Service reports that “The fire incident was reported at exactly 02:31hrs of Saturday 14th, January 2023 by Mr Soliu alerting the Agency of the market on fire at Araromi (iso part) Agodi Gate, Ibadan.

ALSO READ  Politician Urges Nigerians to Embrace Labour Party

Immediately after the address of the incident was taken, the fire contingent promptly deployed to the scene.

On arrival at the place of the fire incident, some shops were met well alight because the fire has been burning for about thirty minutes before Fire Services Agency was called.

The fire crew swung into action and restricted the fire from further destruction to near shops. The fire was completely extinguished without leaving a stone unturned.

ALSO READ  Obi Celebrates Nigeria Women for Inestimable Contributions to Development

The fire incident was a result of the scavengers burning disused tyres at the place and the fire ignited the nearby combustibles and set the shops a blazed.

The fire ravaged 24 prefabricated shops where tyres, planks, generators and others were affected.

The Director, therefore, advised the traders to desist from blocking access roads to all units of the market because it prevented fire trucks to gain easy entrance into the market.

StreetReporters.ng

The Street Reporters Newspaper is reliable latest news portal and publishes opinions, business news, politics, and sports news from Nigeria and the world. Tel: +2348175047979

Discover more from The Street Reporters Newspaper

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading