Fire razes petrol station, van in Oyo

Fire on Monday evening razed Abu Badmus Petrol station located at Ago-Omoluabi community, on the Okerete road, in the Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Eyewitnesses said that the incident, which occurred around 4:50 pm, also damaged a van.

No casualty was recorded, and the cause of the incident was still unknown as of press time.

Confirming the incident in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and the state Chairman of Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, urged the public to always be conscious of fire.

He said, “This agency received the distress call on Monday at exactly 17:03hrs at Saki Fire Station through a running caller and Tajudeen Olaore, to a filling station on fire at the above address

Fire Officer led by CFS Ayegbokiki promptly mobilised and responded to the scene of the incident. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the filling station was engulfed in serious flames and smoke.

“Our officers quickly swung into action and curtailed the fire from spreading to the nearby buildings and properties. The firefighting operation was carried out successfully, and no casualty was recorded. The fire affected the Petrol station and one pickup van.

Let me again emphasise the importance of having extinguishers in our respective buildings, particularly the filling stations where fire risk is very high, to prevent fire incidents at the incident stage.”

He, therefore, appreciated the Nigerian Police, Saki Divisional Command, for providing security cover during the operation.

recalls that another fire incident occurred in Edo State on Saturday when a petrol tanker fell and caught fire at the Ogheghe Junction along Sapele Road due to a bad portion of the road

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