In other news, a fire broke out on the compound of the Independence Village Police Station today. While nobody was hurt, and the station itself wasn't damaged, several motorcycles were completely destroyed. 7News was on the scene and captured footage of the fire.
According to ASP Stacy Smith, the blaze was caused by a falling high-tension wire. She spoke to us via Zoom.
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
"The police officers observed that there was a high tension wire that became undone and would have affected approximately 8 motorcycles that were parked on the compound and this resulted in a fire being caused. The fire service personnel were summoned and they responded however because of the high tension wire, they had to await the arrival of BEL personnel. The BEL personnel arrived and the fire was subsequently contained and the extent of the damages are limited to the said 8 motorcycles. The building was not affected by the fire."
"The motorcycles were not the motorcycles that were being used by the police officers. They were actually properties that were in possession of the police as a consequence of abandoned property or property whose owner cannot be identified, suspected to have been stolen."
