Property worth thousands of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident at olorunsogo – Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo state
According to some residents of the area, the fire started in the early hours of today and burnt some shops in the area.
Our Correspondent who visited the scene of the incident said affected shop owners were still counting their losses and could not ascertain the exact amount of money destroyed in the fire incident.
Reacting to the inferno, the Chairman, Olorunsogo Landlords and Residents Association, Pastor Vincent Ayodeji explained that the fire incident initially started on Friday afternoon and the community succeeded in putting it out unknown to them that the incident would resurface in the middle of the night.
The Director, Oyo state fire service Mr Ismael Adeleke explained that the fire incident occured as a result of indiscriminate burning of refuse .
He expressed displeasure that the fire service had earlier cautioned the shop owners against indiscriminate burning of refuse.
Radio Nigeria gathered that few shops that were affected included those used for furniture making, fashion designing and a provision store.
Abisola Oluremi
