Goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire outbreak that ravaged a shop in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
YARN NAIJA gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday at Oja-Igbo, behind Soun Palace in Ogbomoso.
Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident.
Akinwande in a statement made available to YARN NAIJA on Sunday, maintained that men of the agency were informed immediately after the fire started.
Akinwande said, “Early hour of today July 13th, 2025 at exactly 00:30hrs, the emergency was reported through running caller.
“The firemen led by PFS11 Oluwaleye quickly deployed to the scene of the fire incident. On arrival, we met fire in a shop and we swiftly swung into action and curtailed the fire from spreading to the other shops.
“The fire slightly affected a shop out of a row of fifteen (15) shops. Therefore, the agency was able to save properties worth millions of naira.”
Goods worth millions of naira destroyed as fire ravages shop in Ogbomoso
