Barely 24 hours after a market fire destroyed millions of naira worth of goods and property in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, another fire has been recorded.
This time, a petrol tanker exploded at the Tollgate end of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway of the state capital, leaving the destruction of more millions of naira worth of goods and property.
The Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Akinyinka Akinyemi, who confirmed the incident, noted that the combined efforts of the state and federal fire service have helped to curtail the fire, but not before properties were destroyed in the process.
He said the explosion reportedly started around 3 pm along Lead City University Road, with business owners and car owners within the vicinity suffering huge losses.
He said some of the cars and motorcycles parked along the road were also razed during the incident.
He did not, however, confirm as at the time of this report if there was any casualty from the incident.
