Our correspondent stories that Gbaji market is positioned alongside the Ibadan/ Ife Expressway.
The incident occurred Thursday evening.
DAILY POST gathered that a minimum of eight outlets have been affected by the inferno.
Chairman, Oyo State Fire Service, Hon Maroof Akinwande confirmed the incident.
Akinwande in a press release made out there to DAILY POST Friday morning, mentioned that no life was misplaced.
He defined that entry to the affected space was hindered by unlawful constructions.
He mentioned, “Upon arrival, the crew met some shops engulfed in flames, with thick smoke billowing from the affected areas.
“No casualty was recorded. However, eight (8) large outlets have been affected by the fire.
“The timely intervention of the agency prevented the fire from spreading further, thereby averting more extensive damage to property.
“It was, nonetheless, noticed that entry to the affected space was considerably hindered by unlawful constructions and items obstructing the entry roads inside the market, making it troublesome for firefighting vehicles to realize free passage to the scene,” he mentioned.
