Early Morning Fire razes Atakumosa Central Market in Osun

An early morning fire on Tuesday razed part of Atakumosa Central Market , Adeti, Ilesha and destroyed goods worth millions of naira .

The inferno which started around 1 am affected several shops located at the entrance of the market but was later subdued through the combined efforts of the police and firemen .

Administrative Officer of Osun State Fire Service , Fatai Aremu , told our correspondent that despite early response to the distress call , barriers at the entrance of the affected shops did not allow the firemen access.

Aremu said the damage caused by the fire incident was severe , as he claimed that the cause of the incident had not been ascertained.

Osun Police Command, while reacting , said men were deployed in the scene of the incident to prevent looting immediately it was informed of the inferno .

The command spokesperson , Folasade Odoro, told our correspondent that no life but confirmed that several shops were razed .

She said the command got informed of the incident and mobilised to the scene around 1 : 20 am , adding that the cause of the fire had not been known .