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The Lagos State Government has issued a warning to residents following reports of fuel scooping from a fallen tanker at the Tincan–Liverpool Bridge area of Apapa.

The warning came after a diesel tanker overturned on the bridge, inward Mile 2, causing fuel to spill and blocking traffic along the busy corridor.

In an urgent situation report on Monday, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed that the tanker was leaking fuel and that emergency responders had been deployed to the scene.

“Our attention has been brought to a fallen tanker at the above location, which is leaking fuel. All emergency responders have been activated and are en route to the location,” the statement read.

LASEMA cautioned members of the public against dangerous behaviour around the incident scene.

“Members of the public are urged to exercise EXTREME CAUTION to avoid any secondary incident from scooping product or lighting any flame near the area,” the agency warned.

Motorists were also advised to avoid the axis.

“Motorists are advised to take alternative routes. Disaster management plan has been activated. Updates to follow,” the statement added.

Videos circulating on social media showed residents scooping diesel from the fallen tanker despite the obvious risk.

Also reacting, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority confirmed that the tanker was loaded with diesel and that the spill was spreading on the bridge due to damage to the tank.

“There’s a fallen tanker loaded with diesel on top Liverpool Bridge inward Mile 2. The diesel is spreading on the bridge as a result of the damaged tank,” LASTMA said in a statement on its official X handle.

The authority said security agencies had been alerted and traffic diverted to reduce the risk to commuters.

“Men of Nigerian Police Force from Area B and other safety agencies have been swiftly notified. Traffic has been diverted to that other side of the bridge for safety measures,” the statement said.

LASTMA urged motorists to comply with traffic officials on ground.


“Please adhere strictly to all instructions from the traffic managers,” it added.

Authorities have continued to warn that scooping fuel from accident scenes poses serious risks, including fire outbreaks and loss of lives, as emergency agencies work to contain the situation at the bridge.

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Lagos don dey behave like Ibadan people

Can we call this poverty, Nlfpmod or lack of care for safety. If Liverpool catches fire, it will spread to Creek, Burma, Oluwole streets..

Government should have deployed their boys to start flogging people scooping fuel.

Is it lack of common sense or we júst love to show our stupidity to the world?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJcR01mnXYI

iwaeda:
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Them no dey telle person

I see fire, I see hundreds being roasted, I see bloggers taking pictures for traffic, I see families crying.

This I have seen.

One spark and many idiots will be suyanize

If fire start now, numbers go turn figures.

If tragedy happens now, they will say Nigeria happened to them

It is well, the place is supposed to be cordoned

Can you imagine what poverty has done to the average Lagosian?

When I see things like this, my heart dey jump. Like, I so much love my life to subject it to this kinda scary situation.

which one be ya own? aproko

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What a very risky and dangerous behavior

Nigerians are stubborn in nature, no matter the experience from others they will never learn.

iwaeda:
Government should have deployed their boys to start flogging people scooping fuel.

Nowadays
People sef
But then hungarBad

9ja una too get mind .....but we nor dey use am the rightful ways

They want to br recognized with their teeth. or what? some people like to get burnt to death before they die

Lagos state is the only state in Nigeria that has some semblance to a working State...

Or one with a structure. The rest states in Nigeria are just useless entities occupying space.


Good response from the state government!

Na poverty, hunger, hardship cause am.. they will sell the fuel inorder to get money

When you don't have a quality population, a good number will just be sitting ducks for lack of sense. Team family planning!

Tanker overturned ... fuel spill ... residents rush to scoop the fuel .... here you are writing and signing and stamping paper. Is it not common sense to dispatch an emergency response team to stop the fuel spillage and at the same time security forces to keep residence a way from the area? And these are the people that are so often beating their own chests and shouting good governance

In civilized countries, the emergency services would have been all over the area to ensure the safety of citizens.

But in Nigeria, the government that should have taken concrete steps to protect life and property is only issuing warnings?

People will never ever ever ever have sense never

Zonefree:
Lagos don dey behave like Ibadan people

Ebin pawaooo

Tinubu has turned Nigeria to poverty capital of the world

1 of 1000 ways to die:

Scoping inflammable liquid out of eagerness to ease poverty

If security goes there to chase people fire can spark from those metal containers. Or static electricity can even happened. Another they that can cause fire battery or phone call

If na diesel they are good to go but this is Lagos of APC

This is what you get in the world's poverty capital led by a cocaine sm0king drug baron cr!minal


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Zonefree:
Lagos don dey behave like Ibadan people

That is why they are called Lagos -Ibadan express way.