- Safiu Kehinde
A booster station belonging to telecommunications giants, MTN, was on Saturday gutted by fire.
As confirmed in a statement issued by Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager of Oyo State Fire Services Agency, the facility located beside the Faculty of Nursing at University of Ibadan was razed by fire, causing costly damage.
Alinyinka said the agency’s personnel received a distress call about the fire incident at exactly 4 a.m on Saturday through a phone call from one Akinoso.
In swift response, the personnel led by ACFS Olubunmi promptly deployed officers to the scene and arrived on time.
“On arrival, we met a Mikano Electrical Generator and Board on fire,” he said.
Akinyinka added that the agency’s personnel in collaboration with a team of fire marshals the University of Ibadan completely put off the fire.
He said the fire affected the Mikano generator and board while other telecommunication gadgets were saved.
The general manager attributed the cause of the fire to electricity surge.