Fire has destroyed herbal products worth several millions of naira at a storage facility in Oyo town, Oyo State.
The General Manager of the state Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, saying it occurred on Saturday at Olanlokun Junction, Obabi Street, Old Cele area.
He said the fire was reported at 10:39 am and firemen arrived six minutes later.
Officials of the Oyo State Fire Service battling a fire that engulfed heaps of local herbs at a storage site in Oyo town on Saturday. Photo: Oyo State Fire Service.
“On getting there, the crew met heaps of local herbs within the premises of a residential building being used to store different types of local herbs, engulfed by fire.
“We swiftly commenced firefighting operations and were able to curtail it from spreading to the main building and the nearby buildings.
“The properties worth several millions of naira were saved by the officers of the agency,” he said.
Scene of the fire that gutted a herbal products storage facility at Olanlokun Junction, Oyo town.
He explained that it took firefighters over three hours to fully extinguish the fire due to the large accumulation of herbs.
The Punch
