A devastating fire has destroyed a six-room residential bungalow at Block D5, Ifedapo Estate, Amuloko area of Ibadan, Oyo State, causing losses worth millions of naira.
The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Maroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday.
According to Akinwande, the incident occurred on Friday when the agency received a distress call at exactly 2:53 p.m. from one Odetunde. Firefighters, led by ACFS Amoo, were immediately deployed to the scene.
“Upon arrival, it was a bungalow of six rooms engulfed by fire, and our officers swiftly got into action and prevented the fire from spreading to neighbouring buildings,” he said.
The chairman said no casualties were recorded and attributed the blaze to a domestic gas cylinder that was left unattended and exploded, spreading to the entire building.
“Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed by the fire,” he added.
Akinwande also urged members of the public to promptly alert the fire service and provide accurate addresses whenever emergencies occur.
PUNCH Online had earlier reported that Akinwande, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform, disclosed that Oyo State recorded about 246 fire incidents in 2025.
He said that rescue operations during the year saved 42 lives and recovered 30 bodies from various locations across the state.
Providing a monthly breakdown, Akinwande said: 29 cases were recorded in January, 27 in February, 22 in March, 24 in April, 24 in May, 17 in June, 15 in July, 14 in August, 24 in September, 13 in October, 13 in November, and 21 in December.
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