By Omowumi Omotosho
A five-year-old child on Monday set a five-bedroom duplex on fire in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State. The fire broke out at approximately 5:32 p.m. at Abiodun Adebiyi Close, off Yidi Road, in the Irewolede area of Ilorin.
According to the spokesman of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, the incident was caused by a five-year-old boy playing with matches who accidentally dropped a lit stick on a combustible material, which ignited the flames.
He disclosed that the Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call and immediately dispatched a team to the location. Upon arrival, they found one of the rooms in the five-bedroom duplex already consumed by fire.
“Through sheer expertise and technical precision, the team worked fervently to contain the fire, ensuring it did not spread to other rooms or nearby buildings. Thanks to their exceptional skill and coordination, only one room was affected,” Adekunle explained.
The Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, Falade Olumuyiwa, praised the firefighters for their swift and strategic efforts in managing the situation.
He also issued a safety reminder to parents, urging them to keep matches out of children’s reach as a single matchstick can destroy an entire building.
