Gas Cooker Sparks Fire, Destroys Building in Kwara

An unattended gas cooker sparked a fire on Wednesday in the Oke-Apomu area of Ilorin, Kwara State, destroying seven rooms in a 20-room building.

The incident, which occurred around 2 p.m., engulfed a storey building at Alfa Koro compound, Oke-Apomu, and razed seven rooms before firefighters arrived.

Spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, confirmed the incident, stating that the inferno was caused by an unattended gas cooker.

Adekunle said, “On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 13:53 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call regarding a fire outbreak at No. 90 Koro Compound, Oke-Apomu, Ilorin, Kwara State.

“The fire crew responded swiftly and arrived to find several rooms engulfed in flames. The firefighters worked tirelessly to contain the fire and out of 20 rooms in the storey building, 13 were successfully saved, while seven were affected by the inferno.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire was caused by an unattended gas cooker.”