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Fire guts UCH residential block in Ibadan

General manager, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Akinyinka Akinyemi, has confirmed a fire incidence in one of the residential blocks at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday.

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General manager, Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Akinyinka Akinyemi, has confirmed a fire incidence in one of the residential blocks at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday.

No life was recorded lost in the inferno just as the cause of the disaster was not confirmed as at press time. It was learnt that the incident happened around 5 pm.

He said the fire started around 5pm and the service was alerted around 5:38pm.
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According to him, “Yes, it was true, one of the residential blocks at UCH, Ibadan, caught fire around 5pm but we were called by 5:38 pm through one Mrs. Motunrayo. The fire was completely extinguished around 7:27pm.”

An eyewitness, who did not want her name on print said many variables were lost to the inferno but declined further comment.
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