A popular supermarket in Ibadan, Grandex said to belong to the wife of the former Governor of Oyo State, Late Senator Abiola Ajimobi gutted fired on Sunday, 8th November, 2020 at about 3pm.
OYOMIND.COM.NG gathered that the fire that later spread to the main store started from the back office of the supermarket.
The Oyo State Fire Service that were around to quench the fire battled it for hours before it was put out while those whose vehicles were packed in the vicinity were seen scrambling to move them away.
A part of the grocery and household store was, however, damaged while lots of wares were recovered from the unaffected part of the building.
An eyewitness, Bamidele Osinlowo, said, “The fire started at about 3 pm. We heard the shout of the workers, I immediately called the Oyo State Fire Service. Within 10 minutes, they arrived with a bigger truck. We moved in to join them.”
According to the Punchng, Mrs Ajimobi was said to have visited the scene to assess the level of damage at the supermarket.
Some of her aides later joined in evacuating goods from the stores with some personnel of Operation Burst on hand to repel hoodlums from looting the supermarket.
Personnel of the Federal Fire Service, who spoke with journalists under the condition of anonymity, attributed the incident to electrical sparks.
