A blaze has ravaged a Solar and Electrical Company in the Iwo Road Area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday. It was learnt that the fire destroyed the Training Office of Sun Watt’s Solar and Electrical Company located on the upper floor of the Salinsile building. Our correspondent also gathered that electrical appliances and other equipment valued at several million naira were lost to the incident. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained as of the time of going to press, while the post-fire incident investigation is still ongoing. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Fire Service Reform and Agency Chairman, Hon. Moroof Adebayo Akinwande, confirmed the incident to our correspondent. “The fire incident was reported on Thursday, 2nd October, 2025, at exactly 18:12 hours through emergency line 112 to the above-mentioned commercial building. “The Firemen, led by CFS Olayiwola T.K., promptly responded and deployed to the scene of the fire incident. Upon arrival, it was a Training Office of Sun Watt’s Solar and Electrical Company located on the upper floor of the Salinsile building engulfed by fire. “Officers of the Agency swiftly swung into action, and the fire was curtailed and restricted from spreading to other parts of the building. The fire was completely extinguished, and properties worth millions of naira were saved by the fire service. “No casualty was recorded, and the root cause of the fire incident could not be established, but post-fire incident investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire incident.” He advised the public to be conscious of fire while stressing the importance of having extinguishers to prevent fire incidents from spreading.