Fire Gutts Store, Administrative Offices at Kwara College of Education
Fire Gutts Store, Administrative Offices at Kwara College of Education
A late-night fire outbreak on Friday, January 30, 2026, caused significant damage at the Kwara State College of Education in Ilorin.
The inferno, which reportedly began around 9:14 p.m., gutted parts of a building within the campus, leading to the destruction of several offices and valuable institutional properties.
The Kwara State Fire Service responded promptly to the emergency, arriving at the scene to battle the flames that had engulfed a structure primarily used for administrative storage. While the fire was intense, the swift intervention of the firefighting crew was instrumental in containing the blaze before it could reach more critical academic facilities on the campus.
Hassan Adekunle, the spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Saturday. He detailed the extent of the damage, noting that the affected building contained four offices utilized as stores, three of which were significantly impacted by the fire. He highlighted that despite the losses, many essential records were successfully salvaged.
In his official statement, Adekunle remarked: “Through the prompt and coordinated response of the firefighters, the Biology Laboratory and other nearby buildings were successfully saved from the fire. Items affected by the fire included documents, files, and journals, while many other important files and records were recovered and saved due to the timely intervention of the fire crew.”
Preliminary investigations into the cause of the disaster suggest that the fire did not originate from within the building itself. According to fire officials, the outbreak is suspected to have been started by an unidentified individual who set fire to undergrowth nearby. The flames then spread rapidly through the dry vegetation until they reached and ignited the college building.
Following the incident, the Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, CFS Alabi Muhammed, issued a stern warning to the public and educational institutions regarding fire safety.
He urged citizens to avoid the indiscriminate burning of bushes and undergrowth, emphasizing the need for proper vegetation management and the provision of basic firefighting equipment to prevent similar occurrences in the future.
