The people in Osogbo are in disarray as fire burned nine shops in Oja Oba market, along Ibokun road of the town November 8.
This is coming barely five days after two warehouses was razed with fire in osogbo
The storey buildings were stocked with furniture materials and different electronic gadgets that were devastated.
The fire Outbreak which started around 1.am was caused by an electricity surge and destroyed goods of billions of naira.
A victim, Babalola Oyebode, who sells provisions , reiterated that the outbreak destroyed properties worth billions of naira, adding that she's not affected.
Also, a victim of the fire Outbreak, Ishola Olalekan, speaking at the scene of the incident, noted that the fire burned different things, like herbs, animal skins etc.
Olalekan said, “The fire had started before I got there. No one can say the exact cause because no one was there when it started. I heard that some vigilante personnel saw the fire when they were passing by before the attention of the fire fighters was called.
“My shop is part of those that got burnt. I sell animal skin, cowries, and other things that have been prepared for use by my customers. There are items I sell to foreigners and I have like 12 of them prepared and each of them costs N130, 000 apart from the cowries and animal skin that I haven’t used. There is a soap there I prepared which was ordered from Brazil.
“All the items that got destroyed cost more than N100 million. Most of my customers are angry about this sad incident because their herbs had been destroyed. We thank the firefighters for arriving at the scene on time. We want the government to assist us,” he pleaded.
“The fire started from one of the shops before it transferred to the others. Total of nine shops were burnt before the fire service arrived. I think the fire was caused by an electricity surge,” he said.
While speaking, the spokesperson of the Fire Service in Osun State, Ibrahim Adekunle, confirmed the incident, adding that several properties had been destroyed by the fire before he arrived.
He said, “The fire was suspected to have started some hours before the men of Osun State Fire Service, Okefia Station were informed through one Mr. Oyedele Muftau who visited our station.
“The fire had already destroyed properties worth millions of naira and buildings damaged before the Fire Service was informed.
“However, quick intervention of the firemen who got to the scene three minutes after they were informed salvaged some properties as well as prevented further spread to the adjoining developments.”
