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High-tension line fire razes Kwara supermarket
The Punch
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Sunday, June 14, 2026
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Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
A fire outbreak triggered by a spark from a high-tension electricity transmission line has destroyed a containerised supermarket along Lubcon Road in the Mandate Area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Firefighters contained the blaze and prevented it from spreading to adjacent structures.