Vehicle carrying 30 bags of flour razed in Ibadan

A vehicle carrying 30 bags of rice has been razed in Ibadan.

DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday. 

The bus caught fire along the parliament road, Agodi in Ibadan, Oyo State. 

It was learnt that the vehicle, a Mitsubishi Pickup with registration number SMK636YJ, LAGOS, loaded with 30 bags of flour caught fire while on motion.

Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident. 

He said that men of the agency were immediately mobilised to the scene when the emergency call was received. 

Akinwande added that no casualty was recorded and that the cause of the fire was as a result of overheated engine.

He said “Upon arrival, we met A Mitsubishi Pickup with red number SMK636YJ (LAGOS) loaded with 30 bags of flour caught fire while on motion. 

“The fire crew quickly swung into action by running a length of hose to put out the fire”. 

Vehicle carrying 30 bags of flour razed in Ibadan