Gospel singer Yinka Ayefele has been thrown into grief after a fire outbreak devastated two of his radio stations.
The singer announced the incident in a Facebook post, sharing a video of the blaze along with crying emojis.
In a follow-up statement, Ayefele confirmed that the fire affected Fresh FM 105.9 and Blast FM 98.3 on Friday, August 15, 2025.
The inferno destroyed key sections of the stations, including the newsroom, transmitter, server room, and several vital equipment, while broadcasting was ongoing.
Efforts by staff to contain the fire using in-house extinguishers failed before firefighters eventually arrived at the scene.
The management also expressed appreciation to well-meaning Nigerians who joined in battling the outbreak.
The statement reads
“We are sad to inform the general public that the the head office of Fresh FMNigeria, challenge – ibadan was razed by a devastating fire incident this evening, August 15, 2025.
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
All efforts to fight the fire before the arrival of the professional fire fighters with our in-house fire extinguishers proved abortive because of the strength of the inferno.
We can’t immediately quantify the extent of the damage caused by the devastating inferno, the cause of which is also yet to be ascertained presently. We heartily appreciate every good-spirited Nigerians who joined us in fighting the inferno.
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