A fire outbreak has destroyed a carpentry workshop and other commercial properties at Agodi Yidi area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
The incident, which occurred on Saturday at the Japata complex, reportedly affected two makeshift shops being used as a carpentry workshop.
The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, confirming that no life was lost in the incident.
Akinwande said firefighters discovered on arrival that the two fabricated shops had been completely engulfed by flames.
He said the fire service also responded to another outbreak at the Ogo Oluwa Shopping Complex in the Challenge area of the city.
According to him, the second incident involved one of several shops within the complex, which houses about 180 locked-up stores.
He explained that the affected shop was already filled with flames and thick smoke when firefighters arrived at the scene.
Although the incidents caused damage to commercial properties, the fire service chairman confirmed that no casualty was recorded.
