Ibadan: Goods, home items destroyed as hearth ravages Gbaji market

Our correspondent experiences that Gbaji market is positioned alongside the Ibadan/ Ife Expressway.

The incident occurred Thursday evening.

DAILY POST gathered that a minimum of eight retailers had been affected by the inferno.

Chairman, Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident.

Akinwande in a press release made obtainable to DAILY POST Friday morning, mentioned that no life was misplaced.

He defined that entry to the affected space was hindered by unlawful buildings.

He mentioned, “Upon arrival, the crew met some shops engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing from the affected areas.

“No casualty was recorded. However, eight (8) large retailers had been affected by the hearth.

“The timely intervention of the agency prevented the fire from spreading further, thereby averting more extensive damage to property.

“It was, nevertheless, noticed that entry to the affected space was considerably hindered by unlawful buildings and items obstructing the entry roads throughout the market, making it troublesome for firefighting vans to achieve free passage to the scene,” he mentioned.