A major fire outbreak occurred on Sunday at the Ogun State Guangdong Free Trade Zone in Igbesa.

As of the time of filing this report, there was no official statement on the cause of the incident. However, a resident of the area said the fire was triggered by a gas explosion from a foam-producing company in the industrial park.

The source added that the inferno spread quickly, impacting nearby houses before emergency responders arrived.

Eyewitness videos circulating online showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky, with intense flames engulfing factory structures.

Emergency responders were seen arriving to combat the blaze amid chaotic scenes as residents evacuated the area.

As of press time, authorities had not confirmed the cause of the fire, and there are no reports of casualties or injuries.

Director of the Ogun State Fire Service, Fatai Adefala, confirmed the incident, stating that emergency teams were on the ground to quell the fire.

“The state firefighters’ team from Agbara and Ota have been on the ground doing the needful for over three hours,” Adefala said in a brief telephone response to our correspondent. (Pieced together from reports by Sunday Vanguard and Sunday PUNCH)

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