Not fewer than 25 shops have been gutted by fire on Saturday in Araromi spare parts market, Ibadan, Oyo state.
Sources who spoke to SPY News hinted that the fire incident started around 2am.
The General Manager, Oyo State Fire Service, Rev. Yemi Akinyinka, who confirmed the incident said that men of the command were able to extinguish the fire outbreak at about 5 a.m. on Saturday.
Akinyinka said: “Our men are at Araromi Market Agodi Gate since 2:30 a.m. where they are putting off 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 at night but we counted 25”.
The spare parts market is one of the major markets in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
