Two Vehicles burnt as fire guts motor park in Kwara

Two vehicles were destroyed successful a midnight occurrence outbreak astatine the fashionable Sawmill Garage centrifugal parkland successful Ilorin, Kwara State connected Saturday.

The incident, which occurred astatine the centrifugal parkland located successful the Odo-Okun country of the authorities superior was, however, contained by the swift involution of men of the Kwara State Fire Service, preventing the occurrence from spreading to different vehicles parked astatine the facility.

Sources astatine the centrifugal parkland said astir 36 different vehicles were saved aft firefighters responded promptly to the distress call.

Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hakeem Adekunle, said the bureau received the alert astatine astir 2:48 a.m. and instantly deployed unit to the scene.

According to him, the parkland accommodates astir 38 vehicles, but lone 2 cars including a Toyota Sienna and an 18-seater autobus with registration numbers JJJ876HJ and KSF223SK were affected by the fire.

“On Saturday, 14th March 2025, astatine 02:48hrs, the Kwara State Fire Service responded to a occurrence outbreak astatine Sawmill Garage, Odo-Okun Area, Ilorin, Kwara State. The incidental progressive a centrifugal parkland accommodating astir thirty-eight vehicles. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered that 2 vehicles were affected by the fire,” helium said.

Adekunle explained that the operator of the affected autobus had returned from a long-distance travel the erstwhile time and parked portion wai...