A fire outbreak on Monday evening razed the Abu Badmus Petrol Station situated at Ago-Omoluabi community along Okerete Road in the Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident, which occurred around 4:50 p.m., also affected a van parked within the premises. No life was lost, and the exact cause of the inferno had yet to be determined as of press time.
Confirming the incident in Ibadan on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, urged residents to be more vigilant about fire safety.
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He said, “This agency received the distress call on Monday at exactly 17:03hrs at Saki Fire Station through a running caller and Tajudeen Olaore, to a filling station on fire at the above address.
“Fire Officer led by CFS Ayegbokiki promptly mobilised and responded to the scene of the incident. Upon arrival, it was discovered that the filling station was engulfed in serious flames and smoke.
“Our officers quickly swung into action and curtailed the fire from spreading to the nearby buildings and properties. The firefighting operation was carried out successfully, and no casualty was recorded. The fire affected the Petrol station and one pickup van.”
Akinwande further emphasised the need for proactive fire safety measures, especially at high-risk areas like fuel stations.
“Let me again emphasise the importance of having extinguishers in our respective buildings, particularly the filling stations where fire risk is very high, to prevent fire incidents at the incident stage,” he added.
He also appreciated the Nigerian Police, Saki Divisional Command, for providing security during the firefighting operation.