“Fire fighters, upon arrival, found the entire compound and Edun Market engulfed in flames due to a late call.’’
Mr Adekunle said the service prevented major damage at the COVID-19 Centre.
The inferno was said to have started at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the market, which has 1,072 shops, 984 stands and 27 warehouses.
A 57-year-old woman, Sikirat Jamiu, in the Adeta area of Ilorin, Kwara, reportedly fell into a well and died.
Firemen were able to extinguish the fire and prevented it from spreading to more buildings.
The deaths occured after a Toyota Yaris car plunged into a river at Akerebiata area in Ilorin.
The deceased went to fetch water at the well early in the morning but fell inside after a slip.
Cases of truck accidents have become rampant in Ilorin lately.
