A section of popular Agbeni market in Ibadan Oyo State was on Sunday morning gutted by fire.
The market is one of the biggest fabric market in Nigeria.
According to The PUNCH, the fire started at about 04:30 in the morning
The General Manager, Oyo state Fire Services, Mr Yemi Akinyemi confirmed the incident.
He said “The agency received the distress call at exactly 04:37hrs through Sunday Ogundele, Access Bank security that Agbeni market is on fire.
“Our men are still battling with the job, we are grateful to Central Bank of Nigeria that allows us to use their water supply. Everything is under control. They are still going to CBN to replenish”, he confirmed.
The main causes of the inferno is yet to be known but some of the victims of the inferno have been contacted.
