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.

AbdulRauf Keji     Osi     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Jawondo     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Kola Bukoye     Taofik Mustapha     Idris Amosa Saidu     Anilelerin     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Ndakene     Ayo Salami     Ilorin.Info     Alapansapa     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Omotoso Musa     Ahmad Lawan     RTEAN     Jumoke F. Ajao     Tunde Saad     Saba Mamman Daniel     Salake     Oke-Kura     Tosho Yaqub     Joseph Offorjama     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Mogaji Aare     Emir Of Lafiagi     Ike Ekweremadu     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Michael Ologundea     Donatus Ejidike     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Olatunji Moronfoye     Press Release     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Oba Abdulrahim     Michael Nzwekwe     KFA     Jide Ashonibare     Kale Belgore     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Nigeria Association Of Women Journalists     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Yunus Oniboki     Nigerian Army     Iyaloja-General     Funmi Salau     Joshua Adeyemi Adimula     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Christopher Ayeni     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Lanre Olosunde     Kwara Apc     Innocent Okoye     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Suwa-Arabs     MalHub     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Ibrahim Abikan     Tayo Awodiji     Elerin Of Adanla     Vasolar Consultoria     Government House     Moji Makanjuola     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Yusuf A. Usman     IQRA College     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Baba Idris    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olatomiwa Williams     Mogaji Aare     Sola Saraki University     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Mutawalle     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Isiaka Gold     National Pilot     Clement Yomi Adeboye     AbdulRauf Keji     Waheed Ibrahim     SSA Youth Engagement     Oja-Oba     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Lola Ashiru     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Temi Kolawole     Alaiye     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Wahab Egbewole     Baba Issa     Ramadan     Muritala Olarewaju     Madawaki     Marufat Oladosu     KSIRS     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Chief Imam Of Offa     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Ilorin Emirate     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Ajasse-Ipo     Mubarak Oladosu     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Asa LGEA School     Folashade Omoniyi     Amoyo     Adama Isa     Adanla-Irese     Sulaiman Gado     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Adekunle David Dunmade     Funmilayo Zubair     Tosho Yaqub     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Stephen Fasakin     Abdulazeez Arowona     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     David Adesina     Hakeem Lawal     Abdulhakeem Amao     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     United Nigeria Airline     Aisha Buhari     Orire     Minimum Wage     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Malete     Alabere     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Saad Omo\'ya     Yeketi     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Kehinde Baale     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Olabanji Orilonishe     Binta Sulyman     Tafidan Kaiama     Saheed Alakoso     Oniwasi Agbaye     Alanamu     Kayode Ishola     Pilgrims Board