By Damilare Adeleye
A massive fire has reportedly engulfed popular Araromi Spare Parts Market, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
It was learnt that goods and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed in the incident.
The blaze reportedly started around 2am on Saturday and continues to rage, with firefighters still battling to contain it.
Confirming the incident on Saturday morning, the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Akinyemi Akinyinka, said: “We are battling with a serious inferno at Agodi-Gate. Help us to call water tanker owners to assist us. We are still here battling with the situation.”
The cause of the fire remains unclear as investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, further raised the alarm that hoodlums have broken into some shops at the popular spare parts market.
Akinyinka explained that despite the ongoing efforts of men and officers of the service to extinguish the fire, the hoodlums have subjected them to embarrassment and harassment.
He said, “Hoodlums have broken into shops at Araromi Agodi-Gate, and they are embarrassing and harassing men and officer of Fire Service.”
Recall that a tragic fire incident, on Friday, claimed the lives of a husband, his wife, and their grandson in the Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan, Oyo State, affecting a storey building, at 3.46am.
