A fire in Ilorin, Kwara State, is attributed to a child playing with a lighter, according to reports from Nigeria’s national outlets. The incident occurs on Thursday at about 5:08 p.m. at No. 38, Aduagbemi Street, behind Uniform Company. The fire starts when the child uses a lighter, and it rapidly spreads, gutting part of a residential building described as a three-bedroom flat.
One account says the fire damages a section of the building, while another specifies the affected property as a three-bedroom unit. Both reports frame the child’s actions as the initiating cause and cite the Kwara State Fire Service spokesman, Hassan Adekunle, speaking in Ilorin. The reports do not provide details on injuries, casualties, or the full extent of losses beyond describing significant damage to the affected part of the residence.
As of the reports’ publication, the cause is presented as accidental and related to the child’s access to a lighter, and emergency response efforts are implied by the involvement of the state fire service.
