The incident occurred beside the Akin-Alamu building, Papa area in Alakia Isebo, Ibadan.

It was reported that the inferno affected five shops in the complex.

Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident to newmen that no life was lost in the incident.

“The Firemen led by Adesina Olusoji promptly deployed to the scene of the incident and on arrival, we met shops engulfed by fire. We quickly swung into action and restricted the fire from spreading to unaffected nearby shops and properties. The fire was completely extinguished and necessary salvage was done.

“The fire affected five out of ten shops and the Agency’s personnel were able to save properties worth billions of naira. The fire incident was traced to an electric surge ignited nearby combustibles and set the shops ablaze”, he affirmed