Properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed, following a fire outbreak that occurred at a foam factory in Oyo town, in Oyo State.
It was gathered that the inferno erupted at Global Crystal Foam Nigeria Limited, Oko-Oba Area, Akinmorin Road in Oyo.
Confirming the unfortunate incident on Friday, General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Yemi Akinyinka, disclosed in a statement that the agency received a report about the incident on Thursday evening.
He added that the Senior Adviser on Fire Service Reform to Governor Seyi Makinde, who doubled as the Chairman of the agency, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, was at the scene.
Akinyinka said: “The fire incident was reported at exactly 20:50 hrs on Thursday, 8th May 2025. The agency’s officers, led by ACFS Tijani Bamidele, promptly deployed to the scene of the incident. On getting to the scene of the incident, we met the warehouse of the foam mattress company engulfed by fire.
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“The firemen swiftly swung into action by applying necessary firefighting chemicals in curtailing such fire.
“The fire was completely extinguished within fifteen minutes, but it had been burning an hour before the agency was called by a passerby who saw the smoke coming out from the company’s premises.
“The fire only affected the foam blocks warehouse, and properties worth millions of naira were saved by the officers of the Agency.”
via: Information Nigeria
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