The building while it was on fire. Photo: Kwara State Fire Service A 52-year-old man has died in a late-night fire that razed a short-let apartment building along Coca-Cola Road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. PUNCH Online gathered that the incident occurred around 11:38 p.m. on Thursday in the Lafia Hotel area, where a building used for ‘short-let’ purposes was completely gutted by fire. According to a statement issued on Friday by the Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, the affected structure comprised two flats, each with three bedrooms, and was not a conventional residential apartment. “The Kwara State Fire Service responded to a fire outbreak at Lafia Hotel, Coca-Cola Road, Ilorin, at about 23:38hrs on Thursday, 27th February 2026. “It w...