Fire Razes 45 Shops At Araromi Spare Parts Market In ibadan

A popular spare parts market in Ibadan, Oyo State known as Araromi was in the early hours of Saturday gutted by fire.

The market is one of the major markets in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

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It was gathered that the fire incident, which started around 2 a.m. affected about forty-five (45) shops.

Oyo State Fire Service confirmed the the unfortunate incident on Saturday morning. 

General Manager of the State Fire Service, Rev. Canon Yemi Akinyinka, while speaking on Saturday, said that men of the command were able to quench the fire around 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 in the night. About 45 shops”.

The incident is coming a few weeks after a tanker lost control and burst into flames in Ibadan.

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