- Gospel artist Yinka Ayefele’s radio stations were damaged by a fire.
- Ayefele announced the incident on his Facebook page.
- He shared a video of the fire, expressing his emotions with crying emojis.
Gospel artist Yinka Ayefele has been struck by misfortune as his radio stations were recently damaged by a fire.
Yinka Ayefele shared the news on his Facebook page, posting a video of the blaze accompanied by crying emojis.
In a subsequent statement, he provided details about the incident, which affected Fresh FM 105.9 and Blast FM 98.3 on Friday, August 15, 2025.
The fire caused extensive damage to nearby offices, including the newsroom, transmitter, server room, and various pieces of equipment, all while the stations were in operation.
Initial attempts to contain the fire using in-house extinguishers were unsuccessful until professional firefighters arrived.
Ayefele and his management team expressed appreciation to the kind-hearted Nigerians who stepped in to help combat the fire.
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.” Part of the statement reads
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