Bus Carrying Petrol For Illegal Sale Goes Up In Flames
A Toyota Previa bus carrying about 100 jerry cans of quality motor spirit, also known as petrol, to some villages in Kwara State was totally ruined by fire in the early hours of Friday in Ilorin, the point out funds.
The bus, which had about 100 kegs of petrol on board, reportedly burst into flames at Gunniyan Junction, Isale Banni, Alore, in the Ilorin West Neighborhood Govt Place of Kwara State.
The fireplace incident was claimed to have originated from a petrol leakage in a person of the jerry cans which caught fireplace from the vehicle’s ignition.
According to a statement by the Head of the Media and Publicity Department, Kwara Condition Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, the bus was transporting the petroleum product or service to Banni Oko village in Asa when it was consumed by fireplace.
Adekunle claimed, “On the morning of February 16, 2024, at 07:27 hours, the Kwara State Fire Support obtained a distress get in touch with about a fire at Gunniyan Junction, Isale Banni, Alore area, Ilorin West Community Authorities Location, Kwara Point out. Responding immediately, the fire crew hurried to the scene to command the worsening circumstance.”
Upon arrival, they uncovered a Toyota Previa bus in flames, with no any obvious registration number. The brave firefighters instantly took action, productively putting out the hearth and protecting the close by local community from additional damage.
It was established that a spillage of petrol occurred inside the motor vehicle, worsened by substantial temperature, creating the ignition and the subsequent blaze. Initiatives are underway to identify the distinct filling station concerned in the illegal sale of petrol for unauthorised use.”
