Nine-Year-Old Playing with Matches Sets Bungalow on Fire

Date: 2024-12-07

A nine-year-old child reportedly ignited a fire that engulfed parts of a three-bedroom bungalow at Mandate 2 Housing Estate, Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State, on Thursday.

The Kwara State Fire Service disclosed that the incident occurred when the child was playing with matches, which accidentally set a mattress ablaze. The fire quickly spread, causing significant damage to the bedroom, kitchen, and balcony of the building located at No. 52 in the estate.

Eyewitnesses reported that the inferno was eventually contained, but not before destroying a considerable portion of the bungalow.

Sources said that the mother of the boy was outside the building attending to some visitors when neighbours raised the alarm of heavy smoke from the bungalow.

The fire service confirmed the incident in a statement made available to journalists on Friday and signed by the Principal Fire Officer and the Head of Media and Publicity, Hassan Adekunle.

Adekunle said, “The Kwara State Fire Service responded to a fire outbreak on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at No. 52 Mandate Housing Estate, Ilorin, where a three-bedroom flat was nearly destroyed.

“The fire was caused by a nine-year-old child playing with matches, which ignited a mattress and escalated the blaze.”

The fire service, however, advised parents and guardians to educate their children on the dangers of playing with fire, adding that they should “keep matches, lighters, and other flammable materials out of the reach of children.

“We strongly urge the public to prioritise safety at all times, especially as children spend their holiday at home with limited supervision while many parents are at work. Parents and guardians are advised to be vigilant of their children.

“As the festive season approaches, we must emphasize the dangers of firecrackers, commonly known as bangers.

“Parents must educate their children on the dangers of firecrackers and ensure they are used responsibly, if at all. Let us all work together to prevent such tragedies this festive season.”

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Musa Alhassan Buge     Saheed Popoola     Olupako Of Share     Elelu     Muhammed Danjuma     Omotoso Musa     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     JSSCE     Kwara United     Abdulazeez Uthman     Kola Adesina     Ibrahim Bio     Offa Metropolitan Club     Bashirat Bola Bello     Akeem Lawal     Ilorin Emirate     Kwarareports.com     Oyin-Zubair     Elerin Of Adanla     The Herald     Kwabes     Undergraduate Bursary     A.E. Afolabi     Ilorin Metro Park     Halimat Yusuf     Olam Food Ingredients     Modibo Kawu     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Ibrahim Abiodun     Aliyu Muhammed     Stephen Fasakin     Shettima     Yahaya Dumoye     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Funmi Salau     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Abikan     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Alloy Chukwuemeka     07039448763     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Kazeem Oladepo     Iliasu     Zulu Gambari     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Binta Abubakar Mora     Kehinde Baale     Young Progressives Party     Sunday Popo-Ola     Suwa-Arabs     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Ganiyu Abolarin     Government House     Moji Makanjuola     Iyeru Grammar School     Sa\'adu Salau     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Moses Salami     Olayinka Are     UNILORIN Alumni     Elerinjare     Ajibike Katibi     Abdulraheem Olesin     Garba Idris Ajia     Oba Abdulraheem     Otuka     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Amule     Mary Arinde     Yomi Ogunsola     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Asa LGEA School    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Yemi Sanni     Alagbado     Muhammadu Buhari     Ridwan Agboola     Ita-Ore     Mohammed Halidu     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Ajeigbe     Femi Gbajabiamila     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Kaosarah Adeyi     Tunji Olawuyi     Olupako Of Share     AGF Abdulrazaq     Sulyman Buhari     Valsolar Consultoria     Hausa     Students Union Government     Igosun     Ibrahim Orire     Oyin-Zubair     Oyedepo     John Olajide Adedipe     V.O. Abioye     GAMA     Jelili Yusuf     MMWG     Alapansapa     Dorcas Afeniforo     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Saka Saadu     Iqra Books     Ola Falade     Lanre Olosunde     Ojuekun Sarumi     Leke Ogungbe     Samari     Tunde Kazeem     Police Commissioner     Mamatu Abdullahi     Balogin Alanamu     Aliyu Muhammed     Baba-Isale     Muhammed Danjuma     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Donatus Ejidike     Moses Rahman Popoola     Wale Oladepo     Jimoh Bashir     Deji Ajani     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     LABTOP     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Aliyu Muyideen     Halidu Danbaba     Oba Abdulrahim     Ilorin Curfew     Lanre Aremu     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Raheem Adaramaja     Bamidele Aluko     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Monsurat Omotosho     Pilgrims Board     Dairo Kunle Paul     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Yusuf Aiyedun     Hassan A. Saliu     College Of Health     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Ayekale     Jamiu Oyawoye     Amusa Bello     Tsado Manman