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The popular Araromi auto spare parts market, Agodi-Gate, Ibadan has been razed by a midnight fire.
Mostly affected is the tyre and car engine section of the market.
The fire which is still being battled by a combined team of firefighters and some traders has led to loss of goods valued at hundreds of millions.
The fire was said to have started around 11PM around the tyre section and spread to other parts of the nearby shops where trailer engines were sold.
Sources said the fire was caused by power surge which was escalated by nylon used to wrap the tyres.
The quick intervention of fire fighters to gain access into the market were hampered by vehicles parked indiscriminately by the road side.
The situation also led to difficulty in salvaging goods and wares worth millions from nearby shops due to fire fighters’ lack of access.
The fire trucks parked a distance of about half kilometres as two teams from the Oyo State fire service battle inferno worsened by inflammable items.
The market just had electricity supply restored recently after years of being without light.
A trader who identifies himself as Samson who deals in Toyota spares, in the market said such tragedy was last witnessed in the market in 1983 and even not on such large scale level of destruction.
