A popular Bodija plank market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been gutted by fire.
Blueprint gathered that properties worth millions of naira was lost to the inferno.
A combined effort of fire servicemen from both the federal and state governments were on ground trying to put out the fire.
Despite heavy rainfall at the time of the incident, rescue efforts were on nevertheless to put out the fire, an eyewitness said.
As at the time you of filing this report, reason for the fire outbreak could not be ascertained.
Traders were seen assisting fire service men to minimize the damage.
