A hearth reportedly befell on Friday at Ejiba Boulevard, off Kwara Stadium Street, within the Ilorin West Native Executive Branch of the circumstance, destroying 15 rooms.
The hearth, led to through negligence within the dealing with of a fuel cooker, used to be the second one incident recorded through the circumstance hearth provider in Ilorin, the Kwara Situation capital, in a single life.
A observation through a Essential Hearth Officer and head of Media and Exposure of the circumstance’s hearth provider,
Hassan Adekunle mentioned on Friday, March 7, 2025, at about 8:05 pm, the company attended to a misery name relating to a hearth outbreak at Ejiba Street, beside Ejiba Bridge, Ilorin, Kwara Situation.
The observation mentioned, “The hearth staff answered abruptly and arrived to search out a number of rooms ablaze. Out of 104 rooms within the storey construction, they effectively stored 89, with simplest 15 suffering from the inferno.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire was caused by a gas cooker left unattended.”
It could be recalled {that a} glowing hearth emanating from a fuel cooker on Wednesday destroyed seven rooms within the Oke-Apomu department of the Ilorin West LG of the circumstance.
The hearth, which befell at quantity 90, Koro compound, Oke-Apomu department, Ilorin, affected a one-story construction containing 20 rooms, seven of that have been totally burnt.
The Director of the Kwara Situation Hearth Provider, Prince Falade John, reacting to the incident, suggested the family to prioritize protection always.
“He emphasized that this used to be the second one hearth incident inside of a life related to negligence in dealing with fuel cookers.
“He strongly warned towards the usage of fuel cookers with out strict consideration.
“The Kwara State Fire Service remains committed to safeguarding lives and property through proactive fire prevention and rapid emergency response,” the observation mentioned.