•Fire outbreak
Multi-million Naira worth of goods were destroyed on Monday when fire gutted the popular Sango Shopping Complex in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State.
While the cause of the fire remains unknown, traders were left devastated, still assessing their losses, reports The Nation.
Eyewitnesses said the blaze started in one shop and quickly spread to others before the combined team of Federal and State Fire Services arrived.
The source added that the shop owners and other individuals tried in vain to control the fire.
However, the timely intervention of firefighters contained the damage to just eight of the 84 shops in the complex, and no lives were lost.
Confirming the incident, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Fire Services Agency, Dr. Moroof Akinwande, said the agency was alerted via telephone and immediately deployed firefighters led by ACFS Bamidele Samsudeen.
“Upon arrival, we found eight shops engulfed by fire. Firefighters launched a coordinated attack and prevented the blaze from spreading further. The operation was carried out jointly with officers from the Federal Fire Service, Ibadan Command. No casualties were recorded, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation,” the statement read.
Akinwande urged the public to exercise caution and ensure fire extinguishers are available in shops and homes to prevent fires from escalating.
