Properties Worth Millions of Naira have been destroyed due to a fire that ravaged a twin-flat residential building in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
Heritage Echo correspondents gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, 2nd June 2025, at House 10, Avocado Crescent Akuru Hassan Block, Unity Estate Elebu, Ibadan. No casualty was recorded, while the properties worth millions of naira were destroyed.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Services Agency Reform/Chairman, Hon. Moroof Adebayo Akinwande confirmed the incident.
Hon. Akinwande, in a statement released and made available to Heritage Echo News on Tuesday, said; “The distressed call was reported at exactly 15:09hrs on Monday 2nd June,2025 through telephone call and Mr Tijani to house on fire at the above address.
“The fire personnel led by ACFS Adedeji (Mrs) promptly deployed to the place of the incident.
“On getting there, it was a private residential building of twins flat engulfed by fire. We swiftly swung into action and curtailed the fire from spreading to the nearby buildings and properties.
No casualty was recorded but the fire severely affected the building.
However, the fire resulted from electric sparks from the Air Conditioning system.
Hon. Akinwande, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Services Agency Reform/ Chairman, commiserates with the owner of the building.
He charged the public to always handle electrical appliances with extra care and follow the manufacturer’s manual to avoid incessant electrical fires in our communities.
