Investigations have revealed that the fire incident in Ilorin, Kwara state on Tuesday was triggered by a lorry overloaded with mattresses after it collided with a high-tension wire causing a spark that ignited the mattresses. The mattresses caught fire which rapidly spread from the lorry to the nearby building housing 47 rooms and 19 shops. […]

Lorry overloaded with mattresses caused Ilorin fire disaster – State govt