Monday, June 8, 2026 - A fire outbreak on Sunday morning destroyed parts of a residential building in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, affecting a store and a room within the property.
The incident occurred at about 7:10 am at No. 5 Obafemi
Akere Street, off Basin Road, Ilorin, prompting an emergency response from the
Kwara State Fire Service.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the
spokesperson for the Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle in Ilorin.
According to the statement, the affected property was a
five-bedroom bungalow, with the fire damaging a store and a room located at the
rear section of the building.
“On Sunday, 7 June 2026, at 07:10hrs, the Kwara State Fire
Service responded to a fire outbreak at No. 5 Obafemi Akere Street, off Basin
Road, Ilorin, Kwara State,” Adekunle said.
He noted that firefighters arrived promptly at the scene and
immediately battled the blaze, preventing it from spreading to other sections
of the building.
“Through their prompt and professional intervention, the
magnitude of the fire was significantly reduced, preventing it from engulfing
the entire building and causing more extensive damage,” he added.
Adekunle said preliminary investigations revealed that the
fire originated from a generator set that caught fire while in operation
without the occupants’ knowledge.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire originated
from a running generator set, which caught fire without the knowledge of the
occupants. The flames subsequently spread to a nearby store and a room located
at the rear of the building,” he stated.
The Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Alabi
Muhammed, advised residents to exercise caution when operating generators.
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