An inferno occurred this afternoon at Gbagi Market, Ibadan, thereby causing damage to two shops before emergency response teams swiftly moved in to bring the situation under control.

In a statement by the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services, Akinyemi Akinyinka, the distress calls were received from officers at Gbagi Station, the Divisional Police Officer of the station, and several market leaders at approximately 1:23 p.m.

He noted that officers of the Fire services swung into action upon receiving calls from officers at Gbagi Station

The cause of the fire remains unknown as investigations are ongoing.