No fewer than 16 lock-up shops were destroyed in a late-night fire outbreak at the NIPOST Shopping Complex in Dugbe, Ibadan, on Saturday, a few minutes before midnight.
The intervention of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency prevented the blaze from spreading to the NIPOST building and other adjoining properties in the area.
According to the agency, firefighters led by Chief Fire Superintendent Adedeji promptly mobilised to the scene after a distress call was received at exactly 11:37 p.m. on Saturday.
The fire, which was reportedly triggered by an accident involving a car that crashed into the shops and caught fire late at night, was extinguished through the combined efforts of personnel from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency and the Federal Fire Service.
