Another tragedy hits Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Friday when a storey building at Eru, Idikan area gutted fire, claiming the lives of a husband, his wife and their grandson.
General Manager Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan, noting that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday.
Akinyinka said the personnel of the agency received a distress call about the incident through a call made by one Hassan at exactly 3:46 a.m on Friday and immediately deployed personnel to the scene.
“On arrival we met an upper floor of a residential storey building of six rooms well alight and we swiftly swung into action and the fire was completely extinguished,” he said.
The general manager said three persons made up of a husband,his wife and their grandson lost their lives in the fire incident while five persons were rescued alive from the building.
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According to him, the ground floor of the building and other nearby properties were saved from the inferno.
“From our investigation we discovered that in their attempt to keep their house warm because of the cold weather they resulted to use naked fire which result to fire disaster after they had slept off,” he said.
Akinyinka said that a team of Police men led by CSP Olaniyan Jibola from Mapo Division and that of Amotekun led by Mr Gbenga Akinyemi from North West Division were on ground to prevent break down of law and order.
Funfair stampede in Ibadan
Recall that tragedy struck at a bustling funfair on Wednesday in Ibadan as dozens of children lost their lives in a devastating stampede that unfolded during what was meant to be a joyous occasion.
The incident, which also left scores injured, has plunged families into mourning.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade in a statement on Wednesday said the stampede occurred at the private children’s funfair, held at Basorun Islamic High School.
Oyelade said the government swiftly mobilised a rapid response team following the breaking of the incident.
The commissioner noted that victims have been swiftly transported to various hospitals within the Ibadan metropolis for medical attention.
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