There was pandemonium on Monday morning when fire razed about 300 shops at Oranya Market in Ibadan North-East Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Traders affected by the incident include gold sellers, furniture dealers, second-hand clothes sellers and others.
The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reforms and State Chairman of Fire Services, Morof Akinwande, confirmed the incident.
“Yes, it occurred. That number we cannot ascertain, but what is known is that some shops were destroyed and the fire incident started in the middle of the market with an explosion.
“Whether it’s a gas explosion or other things. And when you have a gas explosion, it would spread, but as I am talking to you, the situation has been under control since 1 am,” he said.
DAILY POST recalls that a fire incident on Saturday, August 22, 2026, razed nine locked-up shops at the Nigerian Railway shopping complex, located along the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State.
It was further gathered that the fire started around 5: 00 am on Saturday and caused damage before firefighters were alerted.