Numerous fire incidents in Ibadan result in property damage.

Fire incidents in various locations within Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, have led to property losses amounting to several million naira.

Reports indicate that these incidents took place on Surulere Street, in the Oke-Ado area, and at Arije Ishola Layout in Amuda Ojere, Bashorun, Ibadan. Fortunately, there were no casualties; however, properties worth millions were damaged.

Preliminary investigations have linked the incident in Bashorun to a gas cylinder explosion, while the Oke-Ado incident was caused by an electrical surge ignited by nearby flammable materials.

Moroof Akinwande, the Oyo State Chairman of the Fire Services Agency and Special Adviser on Fire Services Reform to Governor Seyi Makinde, confirmed that these incidents occurred during the nights of Wednesday and Thursday.

Akinwande said, “The distressed call was reported at exactly 22:28hrs on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 through telephoning of a house on fire.

“The firemen led by ACFS Adesina Olusoji swiftly turn out to the scene of the incident and on getting there, it was the upper storey of single storey residential building on fire.

“We quickly swung into action and restricted the fire from spreading to the whole building and nearby property. The fire was completely extinguished.

“The fire affected two rooms and a parlor self-contained at the upper floor of the building. No casualty was recorded and the fire incident was as a result of lighted cooking gas cylinder unattended by the owner.”


On the Oke-Ado incident, the chairman said: “The fire incident was reported at exactly 03:45hrs on Thursday, May 8, 2025 through telephoning of a house on fire at the above address.

“The firemen swiftly turn out to the scene of the incident and on arrival, we met a private residential building of three rooms well alight. We quickly swung into action and curtailed the fire from spreading to nearby buildings. The fire was completely extinguished.

“No casualty was recorded and the fire incident was as a result of surge of electricity and ignited nearby combustible materials and set the building ablaze.”