FIRE GUTS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND SHOP IN ISEYIN
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BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA
The Oyo State Fire Services Agency disclosed that a blaze on Thursday completely destroyed a residential structure and a commercial establishment at Atake, Adebo Axis of Oja-Oba in the Iseyin region of the state.
The Chairperson of the state fire agency, Mr. Moroof Akinwande, validated the occurrence in a statement released on Friday in Ibadan.
Akinwande said the agency received a distress call at exactly 4:04 p.m. on Thursday from one Mrs Adegoke Anifat.
He stated that firefighters under the direction of ACFS Azeez Muritala were promptly dispatched to the location, where they encountered an aged residential structure and a neighboring shop that were already consumed by flames.
He noted that the team quickly commenced operations and effectively contained the fire, preventing it from disseminating to other proximate structures and assets.
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The chairman indicated that no injuries were reported, although properties valued at millions of naira sustained damage or were completely destroyed.
He attributed the cause of the fire to an electrical surge.
Akinwande encouraged the community to enhance their safety awareness and emphasized the necessity of installing fire extinguishers in residential and commercial establishments to avert future occurrences.
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