Fire razes school, destroys property in Kwara

Fire razes school, destroys property in Kwara

A fire outbreak on Sunday at Grace International School, in Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, destroyed property worth millions of naira.

The incident which occurred at approximately 6:06 pm, destroyed nine out of the 14 classrooms of the school leaving them in ruins.

Grace International School, is located on Awolowo Street beside Kobiowu Mosque in Tanke, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

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The spokesman of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, in a statement in Ilorin on Monday, said firefighters on arrival, met a block of classrooms engulfed in flames.

According to him, the firefighters promptly swung into action to combat the blaze.

“Tragically, the fire had already ravaged nine out of the fourteen classrooms, leaving a significant portion of the school in ruins.

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” Through meticulous investigation, it was determined that the fire originated from an undergrowth that had been deliberately set ablaze by an unidentified individual. The flames then rapidly spread to the school building, causing extensive damage, ” he said.

Fire razes school, destroys property in Kwara

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