No fewer than six houses were razed in an inferno that gutted a Mobil petrol station on Saturday evening in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The fire which began at 7.30p.m. was as a result of a spark which emanated from a house beside the Mobil filling station.

NAN also learnt that no life was lost in the inferno, but the absence of a fire service station in the town worsened the situation.

A witness, Prince Ayoola Odidiomo, told NAN that no life was lost in the fire outbreak, but that six houses were razed by the inferno.

“It was through the efforts of residents that the fire was put off to stop further wreckage.

“We saw the fire this evening burning the Mobil petrol station before we later discovered that the fire started from a house beside it, which was loaded with diesel.

“It was so sad that there is no fire service station here in Igbokoda, the headquarters of Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC).

“We, the residents tried our best to put off the fire to stop further damage,” Odidiomo said.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/04/fire-destroys-filling-station-and.html

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Too bad

let me comment now. i will come back to read the story

...... and bad news continues under this unforgiving vindictive grand pa

buhari

At least, no life was lost.

Shame

Chai!

fire everywhere you go

Fueling stations shouldn't be built around residential areas...

hnnnnn in a whole LG head quarters no fire services? that's way too bad. What has the leaders in the state been doing all this while? Naija wake u.

My SOF

tizzle:
Fueling stations shouldn't be built around residential areas...

Can you provide alternatives pls? If not around residential areas, but where? Commercial areas?

I think safety measures should be put in place instead. E.g There is no fire service in the area.

Also, there should be some distance apart between a fuel station and residential buildings.

Bad news

Pinchure of d fire inferno or I don't blv it...news wfout pinchure dz days cha

Buhari and bad news. ....

Babyphinas:
Bad news

Incredibly bad

Ayemafuge!.......lets thank God for no life lost.

crixtex:
Buhari and bad news. ....

What has Buhari got to do with this

God save us everyday nah fire oo. But carelessness is the main cause of all these casualties.

Adesege:


What has Buhari got to do with this

I don't know... All I know is Buhari and bad news...

pishure?

crixtex:


I don't know... All I know is Buhari and bad news...

I can't imagine a city like Ondo without a fire service, may God help Nigeria.

Pissures or idonbilivit.

Nah wah oooh

Adesege:


Can you provide alternatives pls? If not around residential areas, but where? Commercial areas?

I think safety measures should be put in place instead. E.g There is no fire service in the area.

Also, there should be some distance apart between a fuel station and residential buildings.

Brilliant. .....

Adesege:


Can you provide alternatives pls? If not around residential areas, but where? Commercial areas?

I think safety measures should be put in place instead. E.g There is no fire service in the area.

Also, there should be some distance apart between a fuel station and residential buildings.

Why should filling stations be built around residential areas?
I do agree with tizzle,filling stations are not supposed to be built around commercial or residential areas...they should be built in secluded locations ...in the western/european world,its quite rare u see filling stations built close or meters away from residential and commercial areas.

I pity those whose house is gone, because no govt is coming to help them curtail the loss

afrotrendzy:


Why should filling stations be built around residential areas?
I do agree with tizzle,filling stations are not supposed to be built around commercial or residential areas...they should be built in secluded locations ...in the western/european world,its quite rare u see filling stations built close or meters away from residential and commercial areas.

Those countries you cited has no reason to use fuel to run their generating set.

Imagine you want to buy some litres of fuel asap but the thoughts of trekking / walking to get same will be frustrating esp if there is no car to transport you.

Distance apart is still feasible.

Thank God I didn't hear news of casualties. May God continue to guide us all.

Ayemafuge oma ilaje de de