Fire has razed no fewer than eight shops at the popular Oka-Asamu Market, Kosobo area in Oyo East Local Government Area, Oyo, on Tuesday.
Tribune Online gathered that the incident, which was traced to a high voltage electricity surge, started at 2 a.m.
It was gathered that goods and other property worth thousands of naira were lost to the inferno.
Confirming the incident, the General Manager of the State Fire Service, Rev. Akinyemi Akinyinka, said the swift intervention of state firefighters helped to curtail the spread of the inferno.
He disclosed that the fire affected only eight shops out of 18 rows of multiple shops due to the intervention of the firefighters.
He said, “The Oyo State Fire Services Agency (Oyo Command) averted an inferno at Oka-Asamu, Kosobo area in Oyo, Oyo East Local Government.
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“At the early hours of Tuesday, 18th February 2025, the Oyo State Fire Services Control Room received a distress call via telephone reporting shops on fire at the above address.
“The fire personnel, led by ACFS Oyedeji, were promptly deployed to the scene and arrived on time.
“On arrival, some shops were already well alight. The crew swiftly swung into action, restricted the fire to the affected area, and prevented it from spreading to other nearby shops.
“The fire affected eight shops out of 18 rows of multiple shops.
“The agency’s personnel were able to save properties worth billions of naira.
“According to the fire investigation conducted, eyewitnesses stated that the fire incident was caused by a high voltage electricity surge when power supply was restored.
“The crew returned to the station at precisely 6:51 a.m. and remained on standby.”
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