Fire razes Oyo filling station, destroys vehicles, power house

Property valued at millions of naira was destroyed on Friday after a fire erupted at a filling station in the Kara area of Kishi, located in Irepo Local Government Area of Oyo State. The blaze consumed three vehicles and a community power house, causing significant losses.

An eyewitness told our correspondent on Saturday that the fire broke out around 5 p.m., following an explosion at the power house.

The explosion reportedly set nearby flammable materials on fire, causing the flames to spread to surrounding property.

Further investigation by our correspondent showed that the vehicles affected by the fire included a Volvo truck with registration number AGG Lagos 731 GB, a Golf 3 car with registration number KUT 403 AP, and an empty DAF truck bearing registration number GB0 14 AB.

Confirming the incident in a statement issued in Ibadan on Saturday, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, said the fire was reported at exactly 5:21 p.m. on Friday, January 9.

“The fire incident was reported at exactly 17:21hrs on Friday, January 9, at Mr Yusuff to Oloyo Filling Station, Kara Area, Kishi, in Irepo Local Government Area of the state,” Akinwande said.

“Immediately the address was received, a crew of firefighters led by Assistant Fire Superintendent Akande E. O. promptly responded and were deployed to the scene of the incident,” he added.

Akinwande explained that on arrival, firefighters found the power house and three vehicles already engulfed in flames.

“Upon arrival, it was a power house, a Volvo truck with registration number AGG Lagos 731 GB, a Golf 3 with registration number KUT 403 AP, and an empty DAF truck with registration number GB0 14 AB that were engulfed by fire,” he said.

He noted that the firefighters swiftly brought the situation under control and prevented the fire from spreading to the main filling station and nearby buildings.

“No casualty was recorded. Property worth millions of naira was destroyed. The fire service was able to save the filling station, nearby buildings, and other property from imminent danger,” Akinwande said.

According to him, preliminary findings showed that the incident was caused by an explosion in the power house, which ignited nearby combustible materials.