Child playing with lighter triggers fire disaster in Kwara

A child playing with a lighter in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Thursday triggered a fire disaster in a three-bedroom flat, DAILY POST reports.
According to the spokesman of the state fire service, Hassan Adekunle, in Ilorin on Thursday, the incident occurred at about 5:08 p.m. at No. 38, Aduagbemi Street, behind Uniform Company, off Asa Dam Road in Ilorin metropolis.
He disclosed that “the incident involved a three-bedroom flat, where one room was affected by the fire.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the fire was caused by a child playing with a lighter and using it to ignite pieces of paper.
“The burning paper subsequently came into contact with nearby combustible...