Fire razes 200 shops in Ibadan on Christmas day

Christmas was bad for traders in the popular Sango
Market, Ibadan as fire razed over 200 shops in the plank
section of the market. The fire reportedly started around
3pm, burned for several hours and as at 8pm, it still
hadn't been put out. According to information gathered,
planks estimated at over N250m was lost in the disaster.
The Oyo State Fire Service finally responded to the inferno
and was seen racing towards Eleyele Water Works for a
refill when it ran out of water.
A trader in the market said the fire started after he left
his shop.
He said:
“Shortly after I attended to a customer who called
me on phone, I had the call that the shops had
caught fire”.
Another trader Mr. Afolabi said several sawing machines
and other logging equipment were lost in the fire.
He added:
“Each time the vehicle left to refill water, we lost
more shops because the fire would gain more
ground. Don’t forget this is the time of the year
when fire incidents are rampant because we are in
the dry season.
More fire service vehicles are needed to forestall
possible overnight fire here. As you can see, we now
pay to bring water tanker to help the fire service
men.”
Vanguard