Properties worth millions of naira narrowly escaped destruction after an early morning fire broke out in a residential duplex at Oluyole Estate, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday.
The incident, which occurred around 2 a.m. at Lane 2 of the estate, reportedly started in the sitting room of the building.
Sources confirmed that the fire, which initially threatened to spread, was quickly brought under control.
Confirming the development in a statement, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, explained that the incident was triggered by an electrical surge.
He stated that, “Immediately the address was taken, a crew of fire personnel led by ACFS Adedeji promptly responded and deployed to the scene of the fire incident. Upon arrival, it was a sitting room of a duplex residential building on fire.
“The firemen swiftly swung into action and curtailed and restricted the fire from spreading to other parts of the building. The fire was completely extinguished within twinkle of an eye.
“The fire slightly affected items in the sitting room only, and the whole building and other properties worth millions of naira were saved by the officers of the Agency.
“No casualty was recorded and the fire incident was as a result of electric surge from an electrical appliance plugged unattended to in the sitting room.”
