Numerous were yesterday doused in tears as they grieved their misfortunes in a gigantic midnight fire.

There were lines of shops and vehicles devoured by the flame, which happened after a petrol tanker fell and spilled its substance.

The scene of ruination was Iyana-Ipaja in Agbado Oke Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). No lives were lost in the episode.

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode touched base at the scene of the episode around 9:45 am. He sympathized with the casualties of the flame and guaranteed that the legislature will help the proprietors of the blazed homes and shops inside of 48 hours.

Ambode said: "It will likewise imply that we need to begin taking care of our tanker drivers. We can't keep on having misfortunes of properties and lives only in light of the fact that our tanker drivers have get to be undisciplined. While we are attempting to address all that, we will guarantee that each one of the individuals who have lost properties and even lost their shops, we rapidly figure out how to give them a chance to return to their ordinary business lives. Instantly I get the report of this episode, in the following 48 hours, I will guarantee that we do something emphatically, so life can return to typical here."


"We likewise recorded two different occurrences, much the same as this one in Lagos overnight – one in Badagry and the other one in Ojo range."

It was showering as the representative examined the scene. He had a word for tanker drivers – they must get to be dependable and cautious.

Ambode said: "It will likewise imply that we need to begin taking care of our tanker drivers. We can't keep on having misfortunes of properties and lives only in light of the fact that our tanker drivers have get to be undisciplined. While we are attempting to address all that, we will guarantee that each one of the individuals who have lost properties and even lost their shops, we rapidly figure out how to give them a chance to return to their ordinary business lives. Instantly I get the report of this episode, in the following 48 hours, I will guarantee that we do something emphatically, so life can return to typical here."

Everybody concurred that the flame was brought about by the spilled petrol from a 33,000 – liter tanker with enlistment number KJA 238 XN, which tumbled from the tail of the Iyana Ipaja Bridge onto the new Iyana Ipaja Road, there was perplexity about the remote reasons for the episode.

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