Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed following separate fire incidents that ravaged a church and a petroleum station in Oyo State.
DAILY POST gathered that the church was gutted by fire on Thursday, while the petroleum station was razed on Wednesday.
Our correspondent reports that the church is located in Ilora.
It was learnt that the fire at the church was caused by an electrical fault from appliances that ignited the blaze.
Some properties were damaged in the incident, while no life was lost.
The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Upon arrival, the church was fully alight and smoke-logged. The fire crew quickly swung into action, and the fire was prevented from spreading to nearby buildings and properties. No casualty was recorded.”
DAILY POST also gathered that the petroleum station is located along the Ogbomoso/Ilorin old road.
Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed during the incident.
Akinwande also confirmed the petroleum station fire.
He said, “Upon arrival, we met a shattered workshop, cracked walls, damaged POP ceiling, and destroyed roofing sheets.
“Nobody was affected by the explosion, and a post-incident investigation is ongoing to ascertain the root cause of the incident.”
Fire ravages church, petroleum station in Oyo
