Fire has gutted five rows of shops at Agbeni Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The fire outbreak, which occurred on Sunday, was confirmed by the General Manager of Oyo State Fire Service, Yemi Akinyinka.
Akinyinka, however, said the fire has been put out.
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He said a security man at an adjoining bank placed a distress call to the fire service at about 4:37 a.m. when the market was not in session.
Akinyinka, who said no life was lost to the fire, thanked the CBN Fire Service for giving access to Oyo State Fire Service to use its fire hydrant to put out the fire.
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