Tragedy struck the Laduba community in the Ogidi area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Saturday evening following a fire outbreak that gutted a storey building and claimed the lives of three children.
The fire incident, according to the spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, was caused by a petrol explosion resulting from fuel stored inside the residential building.
The Kwara State Fire Service said it received a distress call at about 6:46 p.m. on January 17, 2026, and promptly deployed its personnel to the scene of the incident.
