One person has been reported dead as fire gut the residence of former Governor of Oyo State, late Adebayo Alao-Akala, in Ogbomoso.
It was learnt that the incident happened on Monday.
A family source confirmed the incident to PUNCH and attributed the fire to a power surge that occurred between 7.30am and 8am.
The source said, “Yes, it is true. We experienced power surge this morning, and it consumed one person. One person also sustained serious injuries.”
However, another source also told the above publication that many people sustained injuries in the fire incident.
Recall that Alao-Akala died in January 2022.
