Early Tuesday morning at about 5:07 am, a devastating fire broke out at the Ebunloma Hotel and Resort, a 23-room facility located in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The inferno rapidly consumed the entire hotel building, causing extensive damage and rendering the property unusable.
Kwara State Fire Service promptly responded to the emergency, but despite their swift efforts, the blaze had already caused significant destruction to all rooms within the hotel. Thankfully, there were no immediate reports of casualties, although the property damage is severe.
The cause of the fire has not been conclusively determined, but investigations are ongoing. Officials have urged businesses to comply with fire safety regulations to prevent such disasters in the future.
The hotel fire adds to a series of fire incidents in Kwara State that have recently destroyed properties worth millions of naira, highlighting the urgent need for improved fire prevention and emergency response mechanisms in the state’s urban centers.