A fire outbreak occurred this afternoon at Gbagi Market, causing damage to two shops before emergency response teams swiftly moved in to bring the situation under control.
According to a statement from the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Akinyemi Akinyinka, the distress calls were received from officers at the Gbagi Station, the Divisional Police Officer of the station, and several market leaders at approximately 1:23 p.m.
He said, “We received calls from our officers at gbagi station, DPO Gbagi station and many market leaders at around 1;23 pm. Our men got their around 1;30pm. 2 shops are well alighted the fire is under control and are men are still cooling down.”
The cause of the fire remains unknown as investigations are ongoing.
No casualties have been reported at the time of this report.
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