Over N100m Equipment,Goods Razed By Fire In Ibadan Plank Market..
Over N100m Equipment, Goods Razed By Fire In Ibadan Plank
Market
by Ameborguy
NAIJA NEWS
No fewer than 100 shops, equipment and goods worth over
N100m were raized by fire on Friday at a section of Sango Plank
Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Chairman, Ibadan Carpenters’ Association, Ibadan North Local
Government Area, Mr Abdul-Akeem Olanrewaju,
who confirmed
the incident to journalists, disclosed that the inferno was reported
to have started at about 2 am.
He, however, declared that the inferno would have burnt the
entire market and some surrounding houses but for the swift
intervention of the Oyo State Fire Service.
Olanrewaju also alleged that the inferno must have been caused
by arsonists, noting that there was a law that every shop must
close by 7 p.m.
He said “We have a task force that usually goes out on patrol at
the close of the market to ensure that no electrical appliance or
machine is left connected to power supply.
“We also have night guards. I don’t think this fire disaster was
from power supply and our machines”.
One of the affected traders, Mr Abdul-Azeez Dauda, while
reacting declared that he had lost everything in the market to the
inferno, adding that it would affect his livelihood and that of his
family.
He said “How do I survive? How do I pay the school fees of my
children? How do we eat at home now? Honestly, I don’t know
what to do. I need assistance.”
The Director, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Moshood Adewuyi, while
speaking at the scene of the fire incident said that the fire
brigade swiftly mobilised to the scene immediately a distress call
was made to his office.
Adewuyi lamented the extent of damage and urged the traders to
be careful with their working tools and abide by all safety
procedures, saying fire almost gutted the surrounding houses.
“When I got there, I learnt the fire started from a shop. They
said the electricity supply was on when the fire started.
“So, one of the machines might have overrun leading to the fire
outbreak. The traders deal with free burning materials that quickly
ignite and spread”.
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by Ameborguy
NAIJA NEWS
No fewer than 100 shops, equipment and goods worth over
N100m were raized by fire on Friday at a section of Sango Plank
Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Chairman, Ibadan Carpenters’ Association, Ibadan North Local
Government Area, Mr Abdul-Akeem Olanrewaju,
who confirmed
the incident to journalists, disclosed that the inferno was reported
to have started at about 2 am.
He, however, declared that the inferno would have burnt the
entire market and some surrounding houses but for the swift
intervention of the Oyo State Fire Service.
Olanrewaju also alleged that the inferno must have been caused
by arsonists, noting that there was a law that every shop must
close by 7 p.m.
He said “We have a task force that usually goes out on patrol at
the close of the market to ensure that no electrical appliance or
machine is left connected to power supply.
“We also have night guards. I don’t think this fire disaster was
from power supply and our machines”.
One of the affected traders, Mr Abdul-Azeez Dauda, while
reacting declared that he had lost everything in the market to the
inferno, adding that it would affect his livelihood and that of his
family.
He said “How do I survive? How do I pay the school fees of my
children? How do we eat at home now? Honestly, I don’t know
what to do. I need assistance.”
The Director, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Moshood Adewuyi, while
speaking at the scene of the fire incident said that the fire
brigade swiftly mobilised to the scene immediately a distress call
was made to his office.
Adewuyi lamented the extent of damage and urged the traders to
be careful with their working tools and abide by all safety
procedures, saying fire almost gutted the surrounding houses.
“When I got there, I learnt the fire started from a shop. They
said the electricity supply was on when the fire started.
“So, one of the machines might have overrun leading to the fire
outbreak. The traders deal with free burning materials that quickly
ignite and spread”.
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