An explosion from two tankers loaded with petroleum products rocked the Sari Iganmu area of Lagos, Thursday night, destroying nine vehicles in the resultant inferno. The raging fire sent fear into residents of Moshood Abiola Way, opposite Fashola estate and Ijora, over possible escalation due to spillage of the combustive content.

However, no casualty was recorded according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, contrary to rumour that several persons were burnt to death. There were however different versions as to how the incident happened. An account said one of the trucks was stationed without a caution to alert oncoming vehicles. Driver of another truck collided with the parked truck and the impact of the collision ignited balls of fire.

Another account said a truck loaded with combustive substance was rolling back when an oncoming one loaded with detergent and sardines collided with it.

The Director Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margret, in a statement issued at 11.20pm on Thursday,disclosed that, “Eleven vehicles were destroyed. They include: two tankers, one tipper truck, three trailers, three cars and two micro-mini buses popularly known as korope.

“While an earlier incident on the Lagos- Ibadan expressway was successfully completed having evacuated the tanker and bus without resulting to fire, same cannot be said with the Iganmu fire outbreak..

“But there was no life lost and no injury recorded, as occupants in the vehicles escaped unhurt. “The raging fire has been curtailed, the dampening of pockets of fire still continues, to allow for investigation that will reveal the cause and the evacuation of the carcass to bring about normalcy”.

Investigations according to her “revealed that a fully laden 45,000 liters tanker experienced a mechanical fault while ascending the quadrapont bridge. This led to its roll back, causing it to hit another tanker and a faulty containerized trailer, resulting in an instant explosion and fire. It is important to reiterate that lives were not lost and no injuries were recorded in this unfortunate accident”, she stressed.

South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, said 12 high tension poles were also destroyed by the inferno.

Farinloye earlier warned residents of Moshood Abiola Way through Sifax, down to Ijora Under bridge and Apapa to suspend use of naked fire, as it could spark up another fire due to spillage of the product into drainage in their communities. He also advised against the use of streams and tributary of any rivers for washing or bathing .

Hours later, he declared that, “the environment is quite safe now. People can start their normal life by cooking and other activities they wish to do”.

LASG officials visit scene.

Meanwhile, a delegation from the Lagos State Governor, Babajjide Sanwo-Olu, visited the scene yesterday to assess the extent of the disaster. Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Adeseye Margret, who received the delegation, led them on a tour of the scene. The ongoing evacuation operation according to Margret, “would lead to the reopening of the Moshood Abiola Way, which connects the dual-quadrapont bridge in Iganmu, Lagos, soon”.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/10/tanker-explodes-in-lagos-fire-razes-11-vehicles/

What Is Really Happening In LAGOS, Biko Nnu?

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This is becoming too rampant lately. Hope this is not a ploy by children of hate will to see Lagos burn like their region

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This is becoming too rampant lately. Hope this is not a ploy by children of hate will to see Lagos burn like their region

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So this tankers later blow.


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Tinubu sef

That's horrible. Hope no life was lost.

Chai!!!

No lives are lost , that's the most important thing.

Next step in future is to be proactive to prevent loss of property .

So this tanker later blow.

We are not ready for a country yet

U

Omo.
RIP to the dead

I see no reason why the government can't impose an order for the marketers to change their trucks periodically cos the main reasons for this explosions are due to mechanical breakdown from the engines,brake failures,frame damaged and inexperienced driving.
Most of these trucks are really old and we have lots of inexperienced mechanics working on them,I think the government needs to start a yearly truck inspection program and or they impose sanctions against trucks that are not road worthy cos people's lives are at risk.
Due to the age of those trucks,they dont have the capacity to haul gasoline products at full capacity.
Lagos needs to be a safer place for us all.
The government needs to enforce more penalties for this negligence.
Alternatively, I think the Lagos state government should source for the new trucks themselves and make them pay for it.

Hopefully it will help lagos a bit safe from truck fire inferno.

Very sad

Tinubulation and and tribulations na 5&6

God save us in Lagos, Sanwo Olu should call press Conference over this. Make the enemies nor destroy Lagos oo

Person go hussle buy car, fuel am dey cruise.....


Alhamdulillah there's no casualty!

Damn

Ok

Sorry for d loss. Insurance should be ready.

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What Is Really Happening In LAGOS, Biko Nnu?

Don't Forget, Bring This BAD NEWS.

Its none of your business nor concern
Accident happens anywhere and everywhere

. I creasing tanker explosion 💥.

Millions wasted and life's. A full tanker of fuel is about 23m.

We thank God casualty was recorded.
Thank you Jesus.

We thank God casualty was not recorded.
Thank you Jesus.
The Almighty God will never depart from us.

Overcongested city at the brink of submersion