Fire damages aluminium facility and residential building in Oyo

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A fire outbreak damaged part of an aluminium company facility in Ibadan, Oyo State, while another incident affected a residential property in Ogbomoso earlier in the week.

The fire at the industrial site happened around the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, where an office building and an attached warehouse were affected. Equipment and other property inside the facility were reportedly damaged before firefighters brought the situation under control.

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Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident and said firefighters responded after receiving a distress call.

According to him, the fire appears to have started from an electrical spark linked to an appliance that had been left plugged in. The spark reportedly ignited nearby combustible materials, allowing the fire to spread through the affected section of the building.

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A separate incident was also reported in Ogbomoso, where part of an older residential building caught fire. Fire service officials said one of the rooms in the structure had already been engulfed in flames by the time emergency crews arrived.

Both situations were eventually contained, with no further spread reported after firefighters intervened.

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