A fire outbreak in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday destroyed 16 rooms and seven shops.
The incident occurred at Ita-Amodu area when a lorry carrying mattresses collided with a high-tension cable, igniting the highly flammable load.
Spokesman of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle confirmed the incident noting investigations revealed that the fire originated from a lorry overloaded with mattresses.
“The lorry had collided with a high-tension wire, causing a spark that ignited the mattresses. Once the mattresses caught fire, the blaze spread rapidly from the lorry to the nearby building, which housed 47 rooms and 19 shops.
He said, “Our efforts successfully saved 12 shops and 31 rooms, while 7 shops and 16 rooms were unfortunately affected.”
