A six-month-old baby was rescued alive by operatives of the Oyo State Fire Service after a fire gutted part of a residential building in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday night, July 11.

Reports indicate that the fire was triggered by a gas leak, which engulfed the ground floor of the private one-storey building.

Confirming the incident, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Fire Services Reform, Morrof Akinwande, said the agency received a distress call from Mr. Abiodun Mayowa, who alerted firefighters to the emergency.

“At exactly 20:38 hrs on Saturday, July 11, 2026, our office received a distress call through a telephone call from Mr Abiodun Mayowa reporting a house on fire at Olomi Compound in Ogbomoso.

Fire personnel, led by PFS II Oluwaleye, were immediately mobilised and promptly arrived at the scene.

Upon arrival, it was discovered that the ground floor of a private one-storey residential building comprising three rooms was engulfed in flames.

The firefighting crew swiftly commenced operations and successfully extinguished the blaze, preventing it from spreading to the upper floor of the building and the adjoining property.

A baby of about six months was successfully rescued alive from the burning building. The fire was caused by an unattended gas leak.

The Officer-in-Charge conducted a brief fire safety lecture for the occupants and sympathisers, educating them on essential fire prevention measures to prevent future occurrences,” the chairman said.

He also advised members of the public to take fire safety seriously by ensuring the proper installation, routine inspection, and regular maintenance of LPG cylinders and other gas appliances to help prevent similar incidents.