There was panic in the Mile 12 area of Lagos on
Wednesday after fire erupted from a passenger’s keg
and burnt two motorcyclists to death.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the fire, which started at
about 7.30pm, also razed about eight motorcycles in
the area.

It was gathered that the victims, identified only as
Musa and Sanni, were among several others affected
by the inferno at Agilinti bus stop, Mile 12.

Our correspondent learnt that a woman, who
boarded a motorcycle, had a keg of fuel with her,
which was kept inside a nylon, but the keg reportedly
leaked.

The motorcycle was said to have arrived at the
Agilinti bus stop, where some traders had lit their
lamps.

Fire from one of the lamps was said to have leaped
unto the fuel-soaked nylon, leading to a fire outbreak.

PUNCH Metro gathered that no fewer than eight
motorcycles at the bus stop were consumed. About
five motorcyclists were also said to have been
injured, and were taken to hospitals in the area.

Musa and Sanni were said to have died in one of the
hospitals.

When our correspondent visited the area on
Thursday, one of the motorcyclists, identified simply
as Kolawole, said some firefighters later showed up
to put out the fire.

He said, “It was at about 8pm. I was at the bus stop.
As soon as the motorcycle brought the woman, the
fire started. The woman had a keg of fuel in a nylon,
which she was taking home. But the keg was leaking,
and the nylon was soaked.

“Some traders at the bus stop had lit their local
lamps; and as the motorcycle wanted to turn round
the junction, the fire started. Two motorcyclists were
badly burnt, and they have died in a hospital.

“About eight other motorcycles were razed by the
fire. Some firefighters later came to put out the fire.

Those injured have also been rushed to some
hospitals where they are being treated.”

A motorist, identified only as Leke, said there was
commotion in the area, as shop owners and
passersby tried in vain to put out the fire.

He said, “I brought my vehicle to a filling station in
the area to buy fuel. There were lots of motorcycles
at the bus stop. Suddenly, there was an outburst of
fire, and the smoke covered everyone.

“I initially thought it was a tanker fire, as everyone
ran helter-skelter. Traders and passersby tried to put
out the fire, but it had destroyed about eight
motorcycles.”

The Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Dr. Rasak
Fadipe, confirmed the incident, adding that men of
the Ilupeju Fire Station attended to it.

He said, “The fire servicemen from Ilupeju were
there. But we do not have a record of any death.

“Seven motorcycles were burnt, and one person was
also injured.”

Efforts by our correspondent to see the injured
persons were unsuccessful as no one knew the
hospitals they were taken to.

Our correspondent gathered that the corpses of the
deceased had been deposited in a morgue in the
area.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Patricia Amadin, had yet to reply to a text message
sent to her phone as of press time.

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