At least six of 10 shops at Ile-Ewe, Sawmill area of Ogbomoso, Oyo state, have been destroyed by fire.
A statement issued on Friday by Maroof Akinwande, chairman of the Oyo state fire service, said the inferno occurred on Thursday.
Akinwande said the agency received a distress call from David Ajagbe at exactly 2:08 pm on Thursday.
“On getting to the scene, we found six out of 10 locked-up shops fully alight. We quickly engaged our appliance and were able to curtail the fire from spreading to other shops and nearby properties,” he said.
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“Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire, but the fire service was able to save properties worth millions as well.”
Akinwande added that no casualties were recorded and that an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
Recently, market fires have become a recurring incident across several states in Nigeria.
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In the first seven months of 2025, the country has recorded over 30 major market fire incidents across several states.
