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Fire engulfs bread factory in Ibadan

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On Wednesday, a fire incident that hit the Ibadan stores of a bread company destroyed property worth millions of naira.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the fire started at around 2:00 a.m. and damaged the Yale 9 Foods Company store in the Oluyole Estate neighbourhood of Ibadan.

According to Mr. Adeoye Nasir, the Operational Manager of the Federal Fire Service in Oyo State, the fire is “massive” and firefighters are battling to put it out.

Nasir said that the firefighters responded to a distress call at about 2.00 a.m..

“Our men and other agencies are still on ground trying to put off the fire and ensure that it does not get to any of the offices in the company; no casualty recorded,” he said.

NAN reports that the firefighters are still battling to put off the fire as at about 10.30 a.m.

The gates of the company have been locked, with personnel of the Nigeria Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) providing security to the facility. (NAN)

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