Late-Night Fire Razes 16 Shops at Dugbe, Ibadan; Fire Service Prevents Spread to NIPOST Building
No fewer than 16 lock-up shops were destroyed in a late-night fire outbreak at the NIPOST Shopping Complex in Dugbe, Ibadan, while the Oyo State Fire Services Agency successfully prevented the blaze from spreading to the NIPOST building and other adjoining properties.
According to the agency, Firefighters led by Chief Fire Superintendent Adedeji, promptly mobilised to the scene after a distress call was received at exactly 11:37 p.m. on Saturday.
The agency said its personnel and men from the Federal Fire Service immediately launched a coordinated firefighting operation to contain the inferno and stop it from spreading further.
Preliminary findings by the Oyo fire service indicated that the fire was triggered by a road accident involving a saloon car as vehicle reportedly crashed into a giant billboard in front of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), somersaulted and split into two.
As a result, the rear section of the car rolled into the shops within the NIPOST complex, exploded and ignited fire.
The agency confirmed that no casualty was recorded in the incident. Although 16 shops were affected, firefighters succeeded in saving multiple other shops, the NIPOST building and several nearby properties from destruction.
The agency commended officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Iyaganku Divisional Headquarters, for providing adequate security throughout the operation.