The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has reported that there were no casualties in the tanker explosion in the Ijora area of Lagos State.
The General Manager of the service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed this in a statement, noting that the fire has been successfully contained. The incident occurred on Thursday night on the bridge linking Ijora, Orile, and Costain areas of Lagos.
“The raging fire has been curtailed as the dampening of pockets of fire continues to allow for investigation to reveal the cause and the evacuation of the carcass to bring about normalcy.
“The incident affected 11 vehicles comprising of two tankers, one tipper truck, three trailers, three cars, and two micro-mini busses,” she said.
NAN reports that the Southwest Coordinator National Emergency Management Agency Mr Ibrahim Falinloye said, the fire from the tanker burnt 13 vehicles which include two buses, two cars, a trailer loaded with Sardines and detergents, one Sport utility vehicle (SUV), three flat body trailers, two 20 feet containers, and two PMS tankers.
The carcasses of the burnt vehicle are being evacuated by LASEMA.
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