Again an early morning fire has destroyed a three-bedroom apartment and three shops in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

The fire incident which occurred at about 03.24 hours at No6 beside Atoto Press, Oko-Erin area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara state, destroyed property worth N18.2m.

The incident happened barely some hours after a petrol tanker exploded and burst into flames while discharging fuel on Sunday evening at the M.M Rodiat filling station along the Sobi Specialist Hospital, Alagbado area of Ilorin.

The Sunday evening tanker explosion, destroyed property worth N56.8m, though no loss of life was recorded.