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Fire ravages shops in Oyo market, hotel in Ibadan

Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of fire that ravaged some shops in one of the markets in Oyo town in Oyo State. The incident occurred at Akunlemu Market in Oyo on Tuesday night. It was learnt that many shops were affected during the incident. Goods and household items worth […] Fire ravages shops in Oyo market, hotel in Ibadan

Fire ravages shops in Oyo market, hotel in Ibadan

A devastating fire tore through shops at Akunlemu Market in Oyo, Oyo State, on Tuesday night, destroying goods worth millions of naira. No casualties were reported. The Oyo State Fire Service confirmed the incident, stating that firefighters quickly extinguished the flames and stopped it from spreading to other shops and buildings.

In Ibadan, the state capital, a separate fire engulfed a hotel in Abigael Makinde Close, Abayomi area. The inferno occurred early Wednesday, destroying a four-room storey building and its contents. Again, there were no reported injuries. The fire service also reported a tanker carrying 45,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil somersaulting in the Moniya area, but no injuries were noted there either.

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