5-year-old playing with matches sets building on fire in Kwara

• A five-bedroom duplex was set on fire by a five-year-old boy in the Irewole area of Ilorin in the Ilorin West local government area of Kwara state
• The head of Media and Publicity in the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, said the fire incident happened while the boy was playing with matches
• Adekunle narrated how the fire service officers were contacted and able to put off the raging fire on Monday, February 3, 2025

Fire service says the child dropped a lit match stick on a combustible material that escalated the fire.
Photo credit: FedfirengSource: UGCPreliminary investigations revealed that the fire was caused by a five-year-old boy playing with matches, who inadvertently dropped a lit stick on combustible material, igniting the flamesOur gallant firefighters sprang into action, arriving swiftly at the scene to find one room in a five-bedroom duplex engulfed in flames.”An eyewitness, Lanre Abdulrazaq, said residents raised alarm after they noticed thick smoke from the building.We just noticed that thick smoke was oozing out of the building; we raised the alarm to sensitise people around for a rescue operation.We did not know the cause of the fire but later we saw the fire service who arrived and contained the fire.Man sets home on fire after argument with wife

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