Oyo: Properties worth millions of naira destroyed as fire ravages residential buildings
Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of fire that ravaged two residential buildings in Oyo State.
gathered on Friday that the incidents occurred in Ibadan, the state capital and Kishi town.
The first incident occurred at 17 Prestige Estate, Joop Bad hour Crescent, Onírẹlẹ in Ibadan.
The living room of the four-bedroom duplex residential building was engulfed by fire in the incident which occurred Wednesday night.
Properties worth millions of naira were affected although no life was lost in the incident.
The second fire incident occurred at 1, Alhaji Rosco Street, Ajangba Area in Kishi town on Wednesday night.
It was learnt that the generator room of the residential building was seriously affected.
Properties worth millions of were said to be affected.
Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the two incidents on Friday.
Akinwande noted that no life was lost in the two incidents.
He said, “On getting there, it was the living room of a four-bedroom duplex residential building engulfed by fire. Our officers promptly launched a coordinated attack on the blaze and restricted the fire from spreading to other parts of the building.
