Fire ravages multimillion-Naira foam factory in Oyo

By Adejayan Gbenga

A fire outbreak on Thursday night destroyed property worth millions of naira at a popular foam factory, Global Crystal Foam Nigeria Limited, located in Oko-Oba along Akinmorin Road, Oyo, Oyo State.

The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service Agency, Akinyemi Akinyinka, who confirmed the incident on Friday, said it was reported at exactly 8:50 p.m. on Thursday via a phone call from a retired fire officer, Mr. M.O. Adewuyi.

Akinyinka said the agency’s officers, led by ACFS Tijani Bamidele, were promptly deployed to the scene of the incident.

“On getting to the scene, we met the warehouse of the foam mattress company engulfed in flames.

“The firefighters swiftly swung into action by applying the necessary firefighting chemicals to contain the blaze. The fire was strictly restricted from spreading to the manufacturing and other sections of the company,” he said.

According to him, the fire was completely extinguished within 15 minutes. However, it had raged for an hour before the agency was alerted by a passerby who saw smoke coming from the company’s premises.

Akinyinka explained that the fire was ignited by nearby combustibles due to overheating emanating from the foam blocks.

He added that the fire was eventually extinguished with support from the Federal Fire Service, Oyo Command.