A fire incident on Friday evening razed the corporate headquarters of the Fresh F.M radio station located in Challenge area of Ibadan, Oyo State Capital, with the studio and transmitter among other equipment badly burnt.
Penpushing reports that Group Head of Corporate Affairs, Fresh FM Nigeria and Yinka Ayefele Limited, Samson Akindele confirmed the sad incident in a statement made available to Penpushing Media
‘We are sad to inform the general public that the Head Office of Fresh FM Nigeria, Challenge – Ibadan was razed by a devastating fire incident this evening, August 15, 2025’, Akindele wrote.
Penpushing further reports that the statement explained that in the ensuring mishap, proximal offices like the newsroom, the transmitter/server room and several equipment got razed during active operations.
‘In the ensuing mishap, the studios of Fresh 105.9 and Blast 98.3 were badly burnt, with proximal offices like the newsroom, the transmitter/server room and several equipment that got razed during active operations’, he added.
Penpushing also reports Akindele said all efforts to fight the fire, before the arrival of the professional fire fighters, with the in-house fire extinguishers proved abortive because of the strength of the inferno.
The Group Head of Corporate Affairs of the station lamented that the management cannot immediately quantify the extent of the damage caused by the devastating inferno, as well as the cause of which is also yet to be ascertained presently.
‘We heartily appreciate everyone good-spirited Nigerians who joined us in fighting the inferno. From the residents around our studio complex who were the first responders to passersby and the officials of the Oyo Fire Service, we appreciate everyone for their assistance during the emergency’, the statement added.
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