Early morning inferno razes tailoring factory in Ibadan
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A four-bedroom flat being used as a tailoring factory in Ibadan has been razed by fire.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday at Benjamin Alabama junction in the Eleyele area of Ibadan.
It was learnt that equipment and properties worth millions of naira were affected.
No casualty was recorded in the incident, DAILY POST gathered.
Chairman, Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, confirmed that incident on Saturday.
In a statement made available to DAILY POST, Akinwande noted that the officers of the agency were immediately mobilised to the scene when they were contacted.
He advised residents to report fire incident to the agency on time, while also urging them to provide the correct address in cases of emergency.
“The fire emergency was received through telephoning at exactly 04:15 on Saturday 20th September, 2025. Immediately the address was taken, the fire personnel led by ACFS Bamidele Samsudeen promptly mobilized and responded to the distressed call.
“On getting to the scene of incident, it was the ground floor of a storey residential building of four bedroom flat use as tailoring factory on fire. Our officers swiftly swung into action, the fire was completely curtailed and restricted from affecting the building”.
