A 37-year-old driver, simply known as Emmanuel, has been burnt to death in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.
The tragedy occurred at about 08:44 p.m. on Wednesday while the driver was in a car, with Reg. No: LSR966GD, which suddenly caught fire and burnt him to death.
According to the spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, the car exploded and the victim was burnt to death at the main gate of the Softfort Table Water, situated at Block 2, Obanisuwa Egbejila, Off Airport Road, in Ilorin.
“However, firemen were able to retrieve the casualty from the motorcar on time and gave the body to the manager of the water factory named Mr. Surajudeen, who was the victim’s boss.
“The driver was coming back from a filling station and fully rolled up inside the car, forgetting that he carried 3 gallons of 30 liters of petrol.
“On getting to the factory gate, the petrol exploded, thereby causing the fire incident.
“The victim’s name was Emmanuel and the cause of the incident was due to lack of proper ventilation in the car,” Hassan said.
The Director, Kwara State Fire Service, Prince Falade John Olumuyiwa, sympathized with the family of the victim over the irreparable loss.
He also urged the general public to take safety measures as paramount, especially whenever they were performing their day-to-day activities, in order to protect their lives and property.
