Breaking: Fire razes Ibadan spare parts market

Fire has razed the Araromi spare parts market at Agodi-Gate in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, destroying property valued at millions of naira.

Confirming the incident, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Akinyemi Akinyinka, said, “We are battling with a serious inferno at Agodi-Gate. Help us to call water tanker owners to assist us. We are still here battling with the situation.”

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, as investigations are ongoing.

This latest incident adds to a string of recent fire disasters in Ibadan. On Friday, a tragic blaze claimed the lives of a couple and their grandson in the Ori-Eru, Idikan area, damaging a storey building.

Earlier in the week, another fire destroyed three shops in the city, though swift intervention by the fire service saved 13 other stores. Last Friday, a parish of the Christ Apostolic Church in Lagelu Local Government Area was also engulfed in flames during a vigil, with reports indicating that several worshippers were trapped.

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